Wrapping baby...how long did you do it for??

[Turkish Delight]

I am ashamed to admit that Ela, who is now 13 months old still sleeps with her arms wrapped.

We lightly wrap her arm when she has her bottle before bed and then we unwrap her when we settle her in her cot. She does not sleep if we don't wrap her. I guess by summer she should be out of it

[Liz]

Aah.. don't feel ashamed Turkish Delight! You just made me feel a lot better about wrapping as long as I have! hehe. I've found it handy in winter.. I know once DS wasn't being wrapped he wouldn't have a bar of sleeping bags or blankets or anything.. so wrapping in the early winters has been very handy

[kelebek]

Thanks Marlene for the post as I have been thinking the same thing & my DS is a little older than yours. He hates the process of being wrapped but seems to sleep better once he is wrapped. He is also still in his cradle so the few times I have put him a sleeping bag he plays with the side of the cradle so I have to put him in the cot which I am putting off. Anyway as he is getting bigger then the wrap he is making them looser himself while he sleeps, I don't wrap his legs so much anymore - mainly his arms. I don't wrap him so tight anymore either in an attempt to get him use to the idea of not wrapping him.
Please keep us updated, thanks

[Marlene]

well, I tried to put Jack to bed unwrapped last night, he cried and cried until I wrapped him, he then promptly put himself to sleep, LOL. So I don't think the wrapping has anything to do with his sleeping issue at the moment. He was up every couple of hours last night as well.

[luna moth]

In my time in childcare I have met lots of little babies who like to be wrapped. 12 months is the longest I've come across. I forget where I read "Don't start wrapping [if you haven't before] after 4 months" whish is fair enough because I think it can freak them out a bit if they're not used to it.

Wrap, wrap and awaaaaaaay!

[all girls]

We are still wrapping, she is starting to not like it so much though wriggling and rolling when i put her down.

[Ezz]

Still wrapping... for now...

[leesha]

Well I'm glad to hear all this feedback because Taj is 4 months and only settles in his cot if he is wrapped... have tried him with his arms out and he just wakes himself up by scratching or rubbing his head..tried a sleeping bag for awhile but to no avail!! Hoping to get him back in the bag by summer!
I just purchased 100% bamboo wraps which are great in any climate so maybe wrapping for awhile longer.
Is there a certain age you should stop wrapping them?

[MantaRay]

I think all babies are different. DS1 hated being wrapped so we stopped when he was 1 or 2 weeks old. DS2 on the other hand wouldn't settle unless he was wrapped, until he was about 4 or 5 months old. Then he refused to be wrapped too.

It wouldn't hurt to try him without being wrapped to see what happens.