First time so bear with me.....I have a 19 week old and I am getting pressure from relatives to wean her from the swaddle. She sleeps great with the swaddle. If I leave an arm out she wakes up every 20min because she pulls her pacifier out. Yet when she is swaddled she spits out the pacifier when she is done with it and continues to sleep. Does anyone have any suggestions? Do I really need to wean her her will she does grow out of it like others have said?

Our little girl we swaddled for a very long time because she also slept better. I think you will know when the time is right to stop swaddling. :) Some advice is better in one ear and out the other :)

My youngest slept much better in the swaddle, too. I ended up having to let her out of it because she ran a high fever for several days. And that was when she was 6 months old. I would have happily continued for a little while longer.

I think when they get more active, they start breaking out of the swaddle themselves, letting you know when it is time to stop. Otherwise, if you are wanting to wean her off the swaddle, you could just loosen it a little bit and see how it works.

Mine never liked swaddle and was always all over the place, but i would say that if it helps, don't let your friends/relatives pressure you. Every baby is different and yours will cue you when she is ready to sleep differently. If it works for you, I would say keep it up!

My nephew is just over 4 months and also loves to be swaddled. He too sleeps alot better that way. I would say just tr to ignore your relatives and do what is best for you and your little one.

We swaddled Caroline for a ridiculously long time, until we couldn't properly wrap the blanket anymore! (about 5 months, I think...) If they sleep better like that, let them do it! Tell your relatives to go get a hobby and stop pressuring you.

Trust your insticts!
Our baby broke her arms and legs loose when she was around 3 months. Folllow her cues.

Our oldest was swaddled until he was around 6 months. We had to graduate to using a twin sheet so there was enough to wrap around him. :lol: I say do what works for you and your baby, and ignore the other people. She's not going to go to Kindergarten needing the swaddle. ;)

Thanks! Everyone's advice is very reassuring! :phew:

Don't stop swaddling her if that's what she needs. DD2 is 5 months old and still needs to be swaddled to fall asleep. I can unwrap her once she's asleep, but she has a very difficult time falling asleep if she doesn't have her blanket.

We swaddled my daughter until about 5 months old. We stopped because we had to wrestle her to swaddle her, so I figured she was done.

Avery liked to be swaddled until she was about 8 or 9 months old, and then started breaking out of it.

Sabrina was about 4 months.

Let the baby determine when enough is enough. Tell your relatives to mind their own beeswax! :lol:

We still wrap Tatum (16 months!) up like a swaddle... it's not really a swaddle anymore, and the blanket doesn't fit around her, but it's pretty darn close. She likes to be in her blankie. I agree, let the baby decide.

Well my mother-in-law and I had it out!! She feels it isn't "normal" that Grace is still swaddled!!! Can you believe that! I told her that just because she is not familiar with it nor did she swaddle her children it is perfectly normal! She feels that she has over 20 years experience taking care of children (she had a daycare) and the swaddling will eventually become a problem. I assured her it wouldn't and basically if I want to swaddle Grace till she is 18 yrs old it is my decision!!! I'll keep you posted on how this plays out!