Sleep sacks/swaddles for newborn?

Question

HELP: I have a 2 week old who's struggling with day/night confusion and we're trying to implement a routine for him to get used to when he's older. 
I'm struggling with what the best option would be when it comes to swaddling. He naturally rolls to his side and likes his arms up. He also finds comfort in smushing his face against the mesh of the bassinet.
At this age, should I be traditionally swaddling with a muslin blanket? Or should I be using a sleep slack or those swaddles like the halo or Ollie? If yes to a sleep sack, should it be weighted? I'm really struggling with the options please help!!!

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It's no longer safe to swaddle when your baby can roll over because they can get stuck on their stomachs and suffocate. 
My baby also rolls on her side, and we were told by our pediatrician that we needed to keep her arms free so she could roll back on to her side if she rolled on her tummy during sleep.
We use the Halo sleep sack that lets her arms be free. It's really given us peace of mind.

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We use a love to dream swaddle up for our 3 week old who loves having his arms up and likes to bring them to use mouth to self sooth. It’s a swaddle but it swaddles the baby with his arms up in a more natural position than down by his sides. He loves it

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Day/night confusion at 2 weeks is 100% normal. Babies don’t start producing their own melatonin until around 3 months!! Swaddles help but I wouldn’t count on that to totally fix things - you may just have to embrace the chaos.  Good luck mama!

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I swear by the halo sleep sack swaddle. It’s amazing. I used it with my first and now I’m using it with my second!

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I use the halo sleep sacks with velcro swaddle. I absolutely sucked at actually trying to swaddle with the cloths. Would sleep the full four hours between feedings at night. Recently got cleared to let him sleep as long as he wants at night and I got 6 hours straight sleep.

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Halo Sleepsack!!

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I would say try a halo sleep sack first .. you can swaddle them in it with arms down or kind of up or you can use it as just a sleep sack with their arms out. That being said I’ve tried multiple swaddles for my 5 week old already .. unfortunately sometimes it’s a game of finding what works best. I thought she didn’t like being swaddled but ultimately figured out she does sleep way better swaddled even if she fights it at first

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I used swaddle me velcro swaddles for my first and he loved them so much that I ended up cutting the bottom out so his legs would still fit cause he liked it wrapped around his chest and arms out(yes it did look funny😂) after he grew out of them. With this baby I ended up trying a different brand because swaddle me can be a little pricey at almost 30 for just two of them. So ordered a similar brand off Amazon (22$ for three) for this baby and they work just as good. I also ordered the brand that someone else posted a screenshot of and those work great too. I think a lot has to do with what your baby prefers. This baby was okay with his arms being wrapped more loosely so a sack one works. But with my first he wouldn't have liked how loose those were and prefered the velcro ones. (I also liked that the velcro ones have a hole in the back so I can swaddle him buckled inside his swing easily)

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Get these!! My first son HATED being swaddled regardless of what was used. My week old daughter struggled with the Muslim blankets at the hospital. The day we brought her home we used these and she was sleeping 3-4 hour stretches instantly

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I tried many with my first and ended up sticking with a HALO (that has velcro to close it). Im using them now with my newborn. Stop using it when baby is able to turn.

Sleep sacks/swaddles for newborn?

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