How to help Moro reflex go away?

Question

My baby will sleep in his crib swaddled, BUT I get so anxious due to once I saw he had his blanket over his nose I quickly removed it and he breaks from his swaddle but he gets scared and moves so much and wakes himself up! He’s been sleeping with us to ease my anxiety , but I do want him to sleep in his crib, he will be 4 months Jan 26!

Answer

If he won’t sleep without the swaddle, try a wearable swaddle. But your baby may start rolling over soon and should sleep without one at that point anyway. My baby slept without a swaddle from about 3 weeks on and slept so much better. He would just fight it. You can’t just make a reflex “go away”— it’s part of their development. But you can try just not swaddling him and see how he does and if he gets used to it.

Answer

At 8-12 weeks (per my sleep coach) is when you transition out of swaddling. You do the 1 arm up and 1 arm down transition. Then move to a sleep sack.

How to help Moro reflex go away?

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