Swaddling, When to Stop, and How?

Question

Hey All,
So my baby will be 12 weeks old Friday and just rolled over from tummy to belly today! It’s both exciting and terrifying because it makes me feel like I should stop swaddling him.
From what I have read once your baby can roll over - either from belly to back or back to belly- you have to stop swaddling to protect your baby from suffocation. Is this correct? 
I get stopping swaddling once the baby can roll from back to belly- but why from belly to back?  Is it because it’s possible he’ll start rolling from back to belly suddenly?
So I started researching how to wean him from the swaddle.  His startle reflex is still REALLY strong.  He can not sleep without the swaddle.  The articles I’ve read say to swaddle with one arm out- but I am using a swaddle- me blanket. How do I swaddle with just one arm out using that? I saw videos on how to leave both arms out- but that does t solve my problem.
And if we are supposed to stop swaddling when the baby can roll- is the one arm swaddle even safe now?
This happened so suddenly I am not prepared!
This whole thing is confusing and triggers my anxiety.  Any advice or wisdom would be greatly appreciated!

Answer

I have a friend that recommended the zipadee zip since there's more room in it so it's a good transition swaddle. Her daughter is a month older and rolls over constantly and it's safe. 
I'm on night 3 of going cold turkey with the swaddle. Last night was awful, he was waking himself up every hour by rubbing or grabbing his face. I'm trying mittens and a sleep sack tonight. So far he's been asleep for 2 hours no problem. I'll see how the rest of the night goes.

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I used the swaddleme swaddles too! Last week we tried having both arms unswaddled and just did from chest down. About a month ago, he would thrash around in the middle of the night trying to get his arms out. That’s when I knew he was ready to be unswaddled. He had been rolling from belly to back since he was a month old, and I still swaddled him. I would only be concerned if they are rolling from back to belly or rolling onto their side. Hopefully if you try arms out, they will be ok!

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Swaddle with his arms out a few days and then end it completely. That’s how we did ours and he sleeps great. We will sometimes put him in a sleep sack but mostly just footed pjs

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Get some swaddles that have the holes for the arms (maybe the halo sleep sack) or just sleep sacks in general may help wean him, and his arms will be free.

Swaddling, When to Stop, and How?

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