Swaddling for naps?

Question

So we’ve been swaddling our little who just turned 3 weeks for the past few days during her daytime naps and during nighttime as she was seriously fighting sleep during the day and getting overtired which equaled also not sleeping at night. We found the swaddle helped her sleep during all sleepy times. She still has wake times but I don’t let it go more than 45 minutes to a hour at absolute most. Someone recently told me that I’m swaddling her too much and it’s going to hinder her sleep patterns in the future. Does anyone else swaddle during daytime too or has any experience with swaddling during daytime AND nighttime and still have them sleep long periods of time at night at an older age?

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We don't swaddle during naps because we want to make sure we keep night and day very separate so that she learns to differentiate them. Daytime naps are around noise and light, nighttime is for swaddles, darkness, and quiet. 
That being said...if swaddles are going to make sure she gets the naps in that she needs, then do whatever you need to do to save your sanity and hers. 
You could also use a blanket tucked around her to help her feel more secure without using the swaddle, ours likes that.

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I’ve been swaddling at night only because my baby already sleeps enough during the day without it. At night I need whatever tools I can use to get him to sleep.

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Do what works for you don’t listen to people that tell you that . With my first born he hated being swaddled but with my 2nd he loves to be swaddled when he is going to sleep . I swaddle him once I see him start to get sleepy & if he likes to be swaddled when he is 6months I’ll swaddle him then to buy with his arms out so he can be able to then & move around .

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I swaddle for naps and bedtime too. The difference for me is that at night I feed her swaddled and lay her straight back down. During the day the swaddle is just for sleepy time.

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My baby is a month old. She gets over tired a fights also. She often keeps herself up too long. We swaddle when she gets irritable. Shes swaddle most naps and always at night. Thats silly, babies need swaddled.

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Our baby’s Moro reflex is still very strong, so we have to swaddle when he sleeps. Sometimes during the day we can lay him down without it and it’s fine, but usually he startles himself awake with his moro. Don’t listen to people who are telling you that you’re doing it wrong — your baby will be fine.

Swaddling for naps?

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