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Um. Look at that tiny baby. |
Since we used them constantly with Lincoln, my assumption was that we would need a stash for Addie as well. A lot of Lincoln's were gender neutral, but I searched consignment sales last fall and found a few pink ones to throw in the mix.
And then she arrived. And....I didn't use them.
There really isn't a reason why. The first night she was home, I just wrapped her up in one of my favorite swaddle blankets from Carter's, and she was so snuggly that I never bothered getting out the actual swaddles! She was sleeping great as a newborn, so I figured why mess with the system?
This was a great plan, until about a week ago. This little princess has figured out that she really enjoys kicking and squirming and flailing her tiny, chubby arms in the air. And that results in lots of middle-of-the-night wakings where she looks like this:
There really isn't a reason why. The first night she was home, I just wrapped her up in one of my favorite swaddle blankets from Carter's, and she was so snuggly that I never bothered getting out the actual swaddles! She was sleeping great as a newborn, so I figured why mess with the system?
This was a great plan, until about a week ago. This little princess has figured out that she really enjoys kicking and squirming and flailing her tiny, chubby arms in the air. And that results in lots of middle-of-the-night wakings where she looks like this:
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Help me out, mama. |
While it's pretty adorable, it means a lot less sleep for both of us. So I gave in and found the SwaddleMe wraps in the
She's only worn them for about three or four nights so far, but our sleep has been great - I've almost consistently gotten 5-6 hours at a time from her! Maybe I should have made the switch sooner.
I miss the swaddle blankets already though. Well...I think I actually just miss the teeny tininess of a newborn. Already. Sniff.
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