When to stop swaddling?

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When should I stop swaddling and how do I transition them out of their swaddles?

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My son kept breaking out of them eventually so I stopped swaddling him

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I stopped at 12 weeks- I started letting him have one arm out and then went to two and then transitioned to sleep sacks. It took some time for him to get used to it but wasn’t a terribly hard switch.

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As soon as they can roll you wanna make sure they're not swaddled, because if they roll on their tummies they can use their arms to prop their face up and roll back. Because of this we stopped swaddling around 12 weeks. He's 15 weeks now and still can't roll, lol. We just did it cold turkey one night and he didn't notice or care 🤷‍♀️ startle reflex was still strong though so poor boy looked a little restless, but it's almost completely gone now

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We used the Love to Dream swaddles until just before 3 months (when he started rolling), then we started using the Love to Dream 50/50 and slowly zipped one arm out at a time. After that we used the Zipadee Zip for a little while before moving on to the Woolino sleep sack around 4-5 months, and that’s what we’re still using at almost 2 years. Woolino sleep sacks are a heavier weight so they’re naturally comforting. My toddler now sleeps inside one Woolino sleep sack, while cuddling with a second sleep sack that I keep loose in his crib, sort of like a security blanket I guess. Other products we tried (and failed) were the Magic Merlin suit and the Nested Bean sack.

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The AAP says to stop at 8 weeks or first signs of rolling, whichever comes first. The easiest way to transition is to get a Halo swaddle. You’ll be able to swaddle with one arm out and then move to both arms out slowly.