that is the question.
Jacob in his swaddle.
I’ve toyed with it a bit during nap time and he doesn’t seem near ready to go unswaddled. He’s 3 and a half months old now. I don’t want him to be dependent but I want him to get enough sleep too. He is a terrible day napper. He takes a bunch of mini naps about 30 to 45 min each. He is sleeping in his own crib so that’s good. On a good note he is an excellent night sleeper!
I’m worried he will never sleep if we take away the swaddle. He is not rolling over yet so I’m not worried about that right now. But I’m sure that is coming up in the near future. But for now I think we will keep the swaddle.
After posting this question on the Triangle Mommies Forum, I think we’ll stick with the swaddle. It seems lots of kids use a swaddle till 6 months old and even older. One mom suggested we try a Woombie. I just ordered one on Amazon. We will start using it during day naps to see how he takes to it.
So I guess for now the answer is… to swaddle.
Update:
Jacob in his woombie.
Naps are still only about 30 minutes but we are getting used to the woombie. I’m hoping it will be a good transition to sleeping without a swaddle.