Hello!

My daughter is nearly 9 months old, and I still have to wrap her for bed time and naps. It’s difficult cause she gets out of all wraps as shes older, but will not sleep without it. She rolls over and plays, scratches her face, neck and chest also constantly rubbing her eyes. I really need advice for how to ween her out of being wrapped. Thanks


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  • My kids were so wiggly that wrapping never really worked for us.


  • I do not think it is possible, I am a 46 year old woman whose mother was a nurse and believed in wrapping children like mummies, I still cannot sleep unless I am wrapped tightly with a sheet up around my neck, My children all sleep wrapped up and I am sure it is the influence that my mother had on me settling them as babies, but we all survived !!


  • You could try sleeping bags and mittens? I found my little one wont sleep unless she is in a onesie, even though she fights it.


  • Personally I think I would wait until warmer weather


  • Try buying a swaddle maybe that may work good luck


  • wow If only we could still wrap them at this age lol..my daughter hates the wraps. She broke free constantly at about 3 months.


  • Wrap her loosely to begin with and then release one arm at a time over a couple of weeks.


  • i stopped wrapping her when she was 6 weeks :( don’t know how to help you sorry :(


  • there are some good comments here


  • let me know how it went


  • I left one arm unwrapped for a few nights and then the other for the next few and now just cover her over with the blanket. I started when she was 6 months, she’s now almost 7 months and sleeps well in just a sleep sack. Although if I’m having a rough day/night I will swaddle her back up to help her calm down and feel more secure.


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  • I would start by wrapping her very loosely to start with and then keep the hands out and then just cover her with the wrap, do it so she doesn’t know and she will soon get used to not being wrapped up


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