Milestones: Miracle Blanket

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Need to Stop Swaddling- Do I Go Cold Turkey, or Wean? Looking for Feedback

My son is 4 1/2 months old, and I need to do away with the swaddle. He can roll onto his stomach, and I worry about him not being able to breathe. He was sleeping from 8p-4a, eating, and going back to sleep until 7a swaddled. I've tried the sleep positioner swaddled, and he can roll over that. To get him out of the swaddle, I've tried: one arm out, a sleep sack, and both arms out and still swaddled from below the armpit. All of the above mentioned have resulted in him waking up multiple times during the night, and angry. If he's not...

Makeup & Clothing

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5 Month Old Breastfed Baby, Sleep Issues, Formula and Miracle Blanket

I think I may have a unique problem that is a combination of breastfeeding, swaddling, sleep, and sanity... My 5 month old daughter Isabella was never a great sleeper. She cluster fed from the beginning and if it wasn't for the pump I think I would have either given up breastfeeding or jumped off a bridge! A friend of mine highly recommended the miracle blanket which is sort of like a baby straightjacket. It worked in extending her sleep by an hour or two (when she only slept a couple of hours, it was very helpful) and it became...

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My Baby Has Colic

Hey guys, I have a 5 week old with colic. I am breastfeeding him, and have...

Puberty

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When Did You Stop Swaddling?

I have a three month old who is a great sleeper (about 2 3 hour naps a day and 11-12 hours at night) and I put him to sleep on his back. I'm concerned because the back of his head is getting a bit flat. I went through physical therapy/plagiocephaly, and torticollis with my older son, so I'm trying to be more proactive early on with this one. I bought a Miracle Blanket before he was born- which I absolutely love - but, it restricts his moving around and learning how to sleep in different positions (i.e., on his stomach). So, I'm...