(where's my swaddle? i hate my swaddle!)
these days L doesn't know what he wants sleep wise.
and i find myself torn between letting baby take the lead and guide me vs. mommy knows best. problem is, mommy don't know jack. what a crap shoot.
dear swaddle, you have become my utmost frienemy. some nights you wake L up with an angry whale as he fights like a champ to be free of you. and then the very next night you provide him with the very same cozy security you did when he was a wee newborn. what gives?!
L is just over 5 months now. some of you i've discussed this with kicked the swaddle by now, while others kept it up 'til 12 months. baby AND swaddle are giving new-mommy me some serious mixed messages. i want baby sleeping soundly and i want baby happy.
i also want to scream or punch something a little.
oh & p.s. this little monster still prefers napping on the go or napping in my arms. bring sleeping baby in house from peaceful zzz-ing in car? awake in seconds. try to transfer zzz-ing baby from arms to ANY cozy surface? awake in less than seconds. YAY. not.
I suffered with the exact same problems. My Little Man desperately wanted to be swaddled, but he was so strong that he was breaking out of it by 5 months. I'd read a lot of advice on BabyCenter.com and discovered the Magic Sleep Suit. It looks absolutely ridiculous, but my little guy LOVED it! We used it for 3-4 months until he was ready to be done with it, and I was so glad we'd purchased it. The best part is there's a 30 day money back guarantee if it doesn't work. No harm, no foul!
ReplyDeleteMy Unpaid Blog Review of the Sleep Sack:
http://www.thetshirtmama.com/2011/09/magic-sleepsuit-works-magic.html
Hope this helps!