wrapping + development

[lucyp]

DS is still wrapped (arms and all:o ) and whilst I am trying to wean him off the wrap during the day - I am still a little reluctant to stuff up a good nights sleep with him - when it so obviously calms him. My ECHC nurse told me that at 7 months I should no longer be wrapping him because it can affect his development - well of course I dont want to do that - so now I am paranoid about the wrapping! :confused: He has met all milestone- to date - so I would be interested in if anyone else I had heard this "theory"

Thanks

[Briannabear]

I personally have never heard of this theory.
However, my DD hated being wrapped. Once she started moving around much more she would just wriggle out of the blanket. So needless to say, she hasnt been wrapped for many months! (for no other reason except for that she doesnt like it) :)

[Rainbowbrite]

I've never heard that. A friend of mine wrapped her son till he was over a year old because he loved it and settled immediately.

MJ's only 4months old but i've stopped the day wrapping to try to get her used to it. So far its working, but i, like you am reluctant to stop the night wrap cause she sleeps so well. Might just have to wrap her looser :confused:

[jembelina]

I have never heard that one either! I have heard that once they are rolling you are supposed to stop for safety reasons, but there are lots of mums who still do. So I think it really comes down to individual bubs and what works for them. Though if you do want to wean off the wrapping, I have been told this works - leave on arm out for 1-2 weeks, then the other, then just wrap the body, then loose the wrap all together. have fun....

[AM]

I remember reading in a Dr Sears book that the 'frog leg' pose young babies do - knees pulled up, is important for correct hip development, so to try not to over do the wrapping for that reason.

I would tend to wrap my ds until he was asleep, then loosen it away so he could sleep in a natural position.

[mariafresnel]

I had a midwife as a consultant at around 6/7 months. She suggested to me to stop wrapping SOphia during the day and just give her a soft toy.....BUT, my 'mothers instinct' told me (after trying for several days) that after lots of crying and not getting to sleep....that she was not ready. As it turns out, SOphia is now 11 months and has occasionaly slept out of a wrap, but would wake herself up and think it was play time......so I've resorted back to wrapping, and because she is stronger and more of a wiggler I use the Tresillian sheet wrap + wrap around sheet technique.....and she doesn't wiggle out of the wrap, and stays asleep most if not all of the night, as well as her day sleeps. Our mothercraft nurse has said 'it will all come out in the wash'....meaning when Sophia is ready she will give me the cue to take her out of the wrap, which I will do and observe whether or not she is ready to sleep unwrapped....the other thing she slept in for a good 4 months was a 'grobag'...its a safe sleeping bag, and it allowed her to sleep with her arms out, and legs zipped up(lots of space ot move her legs though))....she has grown out of it and I can't put my hands on the next size and weight ie. 0.5 for summer....it was fantastic....I've written the technique for the Tresillian wrap in 'settling an 11 month old' in this same section....

All the best.....and trust your instinct.....and use the advice as a guide....... :o

[giddy70]

One of the midwives at Tresillian told me that wrapping too tightly is not good as it could hinder muscle development.

I had to wrap my son tight so he wouldnt get out and scratch his face from eczema.

It's hard to get them used to going to bed without a wrap so at 8 and a half months i have started to wrap with his arms back up near his head (batman or angel wrap i have heard it been called) so at least his hands are within the wrap and have been able to loosen it.

:yes:

[kiwibird27]

DS is still wrapped (arms and all:o ) and whilst I am trying to wean him off the wrap during the day - I am still a little reluctant to stuff up a good nights sleep with him - when it so obviously calms him. My ECHC nurse told me that at 7 months I should no longer be wrapping him because it can affect his development - well of course I dont want to do that - so now I am paranoid about the wrapping! :confused: He has met all milestone- to date - so I would be interested in if anyone else I had heard this "theory"

Thanks

She's a stupid cow..... it's not like your wrapping him 24 hours a day...... if he wants to b wrapped... wrap him... eventually he will wiggle his way out and then he won't be wrapped anymore... he will decide that.

[mum23boysNZ]

I agree with the others. you should do what works best for you and YOUR baby.. all babies are not the same. some sleep well unwrapped, others sleep better wrapped. My boy slept better wrapped too. when he started getting out of it all the time I got a Peke Moe for him. That worked great for us for the transition time too.
do what you feel is working well! sometimes other peoples advice is not very helpful!!