Escape artist

**Clasik VH** · October 28th, 2009, 10:09 AM

My 6 mo is always wrapped when going to sleep. I find that she has a more relaxed and deep sleep so i continue to do it. If i dont wrap her she wakes within half an hour or so or at night she will wake up because she has woken herself by taking her dummy out or smacking herself in the head.

Sooo I really need some advice I wrap her so tight so she cant move and she is waking 2 or 3 times a night because she has some how gotten herself out.

I have no idea how she does it as its so tight and she gets herself out all the time. How do I stop this from happening?
She used to sleep through the night fine cause she couldnt get out but now holy moly its shocking!!

So I am thinking ductape is not the way to go

**me83** · October 28th, 2009, 05:21 PM

Have u tried using a cot sheet? They may be a bit bigger than a standard wrap so harder to get out of?

**Clasik VH** · October 28th, 2009, 05:43 PM

No ok thats my next move haha thanks!

**Claire_A** · October 28th, 2009, 06:53 PM

When we wrapped DD she was the same. We used a double wrap. The first wrap we would wrap over each arm and then underneath her body - if that makes sense. Then the top wrap we would wrap as normal. No escaping then!

**Olive** · October 28th, 2009, 08:05 PM

When we wrapped DD she was the same. We used a double wrap. The first wrap we would wrap over each arm and then underneath her body - if that makes sense. Then the top wrap we would wrap as normal. No escaping then!

we did the same!! used a cot sheet, worked ace

**ss_storm** · October 28th, 2009, 08:28 PM

I have a friend who has these wraps for her twins, I don't remember what they are called, but their arms are wrapped separate to their body so it's hard for them to wriggle out, kinda like a straitjacket I guess!

DD always squiggles her arms out of her wrap, so I just leave her arms out now, she is pretty easy going though and doesn't wake herself up, I think she just likes to rub her eyes while she falls asleep, and then spends the rest of the night with her arms above her head like she is on a set of monkey bars! Lol

**Claire_A** · October 29th, 2009, 09:14 AM

SS storm, I had one of those wraps - the one I had was called a 'miracle blanket', but it only lasted my DD a couple of weeks before she grew out of it. It's where I got the idea for wrapping DD'd arms under her body.

**Clasik VH** · October 29th, 2009, 10:15 AM

Thanks heaps I tried the cot sheet last night but I put her on the wrong side, the short instead of the long, and she escaped

so I shall put her on the long side tonight and see how we go Im pretty sure it will work as thats her only problem when she wakes in the middle of the night.

**Taurean** · October 29th, 2009, 11:07 AM

What about a Grobag?

. Our DD has a Kidopotomous Swaddle Wrap which has velcro tabs - works a treat. I'll be putting her in Grobags as soon as she's big enough and the startle reflex has calmed down.

**Clasik VH** · October 29th, 2009, 11:28 AM

Do grobags have arm holes?

**Sequoia** · October 29th, 2009, 11:32 AM

[QUOTE=Taurean;2030296]What about a Grobag?

. Our DD has a Kidopotomous Swaddle Wrap which has velcro tabs - works a treat.QUOTE]

We loved these!! Used them right up until he was 6mo, then went to a Grobag, and yes, they do have armholes.