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
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
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.
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.
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?
leesha - I think just try it now and then to see if he's ready to be unwrapped. I wouldn't worry about when you 'should' stop wrapping, I'm sure we won't still be wrapping our 2 year olds You'll find the way they sleep changes a lot as they go through different ages.
I figure why stop doing something that works? I'm sure he'll let you know if he's had enough of the wrap.
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.
DD was 1-2 weeks old & DS was 1 week old. I have children who like to sleep with their hands/arms above their heads LOL
DD slept through from 5 days old (13 hours straight from the night we got home from hospital) & DS hasn't been too bad, he sleeps about 8 hours straight which started at about 3 weeks, maybe a little before?
Considering my 2 slept so well without being wrapped I think it just comes down to the individual baby. As we can see from replys in this thread there are all different ages that sleep better or at least settle better being wrapped.
If he sleeps/settles much better being wrapped then I'd stick with it at least for now. Mums need sleep too so do whatever suits you He'll be happy as long as he's getting fed & sleeping (& getting lots of kisses & cuddles hehe)
Good luck
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