Comments on: Sleep at 10 Weeks

By: eastportbride

eastportbride — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:26:27 +0000

I’m late to the party here but I wanted to add that the Miracle Blanket was a true miracle for us too–until 14 weeks. The makers of the Miracle Blanket recommend discontinuing use at 14 weeks, for several reasons. When my LO started busting out of it right at 14 weeks, we decided it was time to switch her to a sleep sack. Bad times. Serious regression in sleeping through the night, which had basically been going strong since week 8. So, I did some research and found the Magic Sleep Sack. I thought it was a little crazy, and since my baby is on the small side, I wasn’t sure it would work, but I rolled the dice and ordered it anyway. After 2 weeks of her waking up between 1 and 4 and not being very interested in food at that hour, I decided to give the Magic Sleep Sack a try. She looks a lot like Maggie Simpson with her arms outstretched, but it works like a charm! The suit is puffy almost like a parka for babies but it encapsulates their arms and legs so that they really can’t move off of their back. Since my LO can flip from back to front but not vice-versa, I was finding her on her tummy crying in her crib. This prevents that, and she seems much happier in the morning, much like she did when we first started using the Miracle Blanket! Not sure how long this will work, but it’s a keeper!

By: mamajaja

mamajaja — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 20:23:29 +0000

Our LO is also 10 weeks and almost following the same schedule as yours! We use a Swaddleme and then an A+A blanket on top and Mozart as our white noise, although that is being phased out with our new Marpac white noise machine.

We’ve tried the Miracle blanket a couple times, but she didn’t seem to like it as much, and she’s been trying to break out of the Swaddleme some mornings, and will fuss until we let her arms out and then she goes back to sleep. But I’ve been wanting to give the MB another try too.

Currently, we still need to put LO down completely asleep. I rock LO in the glider and DH will walk her around until she’s asleep. I’ve been a little stressed about starting to train her to fall asleep on her own and being able to put her down “drowsy but awake”, but the couple times we’ve tried have been huge fails. I know I should be happy with the amount of sleep she’s been giving us at night, so will wait a little until she’s ready.

Thanks for this post! Makes this first time mom feel a little better about her baby’s sleep. =)

By: pharmaliful

pharmaliful — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:54:12 +0000

Oh, memories of trying to get my son to sleep. I used the SwaddleMe, but I heard good things about the Miracle blanket as well. We got that as a gift and our son was comfortable in it. So we kept it and actually bought the next size up when he outgrew the small size. My husband loved it too because he could easily swaddle our son with this blanket vs. the traditional square blanket.

By: Mrsbells

Mrsbells — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:19:16 +0000

My baby is 11 weeks tomorrow and was a terrible sleeper after the 1st week. we tried the miracle blanket but it didnt work for us so I returned it. I was very sad that it didnt work for us.

By: regberadaisy

regberadaisy — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:12:41 +0000

Do we have the same baby???? They are sleeping at night the same. But during the day she does not sleep. Only for 15-39 minutes in someone’s arms! But it only started these past two weeks. Before that she’ll at least sleep in her crib twice daily. Usually in 30, 60 minutes or 2 hr intervals.
I hope those come back soon!

By: Mrs. Hopscotch

Mrs. Hopscotch — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:16:10 +0000

@mrsjyw: yes, it’s definitely a lot of go with the flow, especially in the early days!

@kimbed: I know, it’s amazing the difference the Miracle Blanket can make :) And it’s SO MUCH EASIER than swaddling the traditional way.

@mom2b2agirl: Yes, the white noise machine is a life saver too (especially with 4th of July fireworks last night)!

@dookie32: I know, it’s funny how quickly things can change. And for us, once the nights seem to be (somewhat) tackled, the days are a bit of a mystery as to figuring out what works for getting her to sleep.

By: stiffaknee

stiffaknee — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:09:19 +0000

We’re double swaddlers-first the miracle blanket and then an aden + anais blanket…now at 10 weeks she’s been sleeping through the night since 4.5 weeks (first 10-7, then 9-7, now we put her down at 8:30 and she sleeps until 7:30). Naps are a totally different story! She’ll nap if we are in the car or she’s in the stroller (and sometimes the stroller is hit or miss). I’m looking forward to hearing how baby H does with nap routines!

By: dookie32

dookie32 — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:59:55 +0000

The Miracle Blanket was a lifesaver for us also. We didn’t start using it until about 5 weeks because as a FTM I thought “he likes having his arms out”. HA! How annoying it was that Dr. Karp was right and I was wrong :). Once we had him in that and used the white noise machine, he was a whole new baby. He was sleeping 10 hours straight through at night (8p-6a) for about the last 6 weeks- we were very spoiled!

As you said- things can change at a moment’s notice, as I’m now learning! Now at 14 weeks, he’s woken up 2-4x a night the last 3 nights and we want to pull our hair out! We don’t know if it’s a growth spurt (he won’t go back to sleep until he eats), teething, or something else. So I’m starting to feel as though there is going to be no such thing as a “routine” for a while. I’m sticking with a consistent bedtime and trying to put him down for naps after being up for an hour and a 1/2- I think that’s the best I can do at this point! I’m also sticking with the swaddle as long as possible- I think his legs and arms are still too out of control and I feel like it’s the only thing that’s letting him get any “good” sleep.

By: mom2b2agirl

mom2b2agirl — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:51:22 +0000

I have a sleepy 8 week old LOL.
She wakes ever 3-4 hrs at night still for a full feed (pumped bm) and then goes back down.
I am a serious believer in swaddling. I did not for the first couple weeks and lo was always fussy. Now she has 1-3 hour naps throughout the day. She is up for appriximately an hour or more between naps during the day and more in the evening.
I think we’re pretty lucky but have to thank mr. swaddle amd ms. white noise machine for being well rested

By: kimbed

kimbed — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:50:25 +0000

We LOVED the Miracle Blanket. It was a lifesaver for us. I didn’t swaddle my LO when we first brought him home because I could never get the regular blankets right, and like many other babies, he always wiggled his way out. We tried the MB at about 8 weeks and he slept through the night. We’re talking like 7 hours straight. I was amazed! He loved that swaddle so much that we swaddled him much longer than I ever thought he would tolerate (until about 7 months), and eventually he was sleeping about 10 hour stretches most nights. I was always concerned about it hindering his development. He was a late roller, but it really seemed to soothe him and it also helped us since he’s a somewhat rashy baby and it kept him from scratching himself. And of course he did eventually roll (front to back and back to front in the same week!) The night I had to put away the swaddle blanket was a sad night indeed, but he eventually got big enough and strong enough to break out of it and since he had been breaking out of it pretty consistently for a few weeks he seemed to transition fairly well to sleep without it. Allison K – the no A/C thing is tough, but I will tell you that we live in FL and my LO runs hot. We would typically put him in a onesie and then the MB during the summer months and he was just fine. It’s definitely heavier than your Muslin swaddles, but I wouldn’t say it’s incredibly heavy. We had a few and the beige one was definitely lighter than the ones with the piping.