How do I stop swaddling??!!!

Question

So my baby girl is almost 5 months and starting to show signs of rolling. We have been swaddling her with arms out for naps, but not her for bedtime. We tried tonight and omg it was horrible. She ended up sideways and wide awake. Idk what to do. It’s not the startle reflex anymore, she just won’t stay still without being swaddled up!

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Maybe start loosening the swaddle slowly every night? So it’s not such a change? Not sure if you use just a blanket or an actual sleep sack with build in swaddle

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Sleep sacks for sure but my girl is 6 months and one day was just able to sleep with her arms out... without us doing anything different

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Sleep sacks. We used zippadees (but there are plenty of other brands too) and my daughter loved them and took to them really easily after transitioning out of her swaddles (which she also loved). She still uses them! In fact we have several (cause I suck at keeping up with laundry) and when she’s tired she’ll go get a dirty one out of the hamper and lay down on the floor and snuggle with it. We’re now in size large and thank god they just added a size extra large for toddlers, because I have a feeling we’re gonna need them for a couple more years.

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We use a sleep sack with arm holes!

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Sleep sacks?

How do I stop swaddling??!!!

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