When to stop wrapping??

Don't worry about what others tell you, do what works for you! our DD was wrapped till she was 7months old cause she just slept so well. I was so worried she would not be able to sleep unwrapped, but basically one day I didn't do it (she is way too active in bed now to wrap) and she just figured it out on her own how to sleep.

I had tried a few times at around 4 and 5 months to not wrap and it was a big drama, it was really like one day she was just ready, if you know what I mean.

In my short time as a Mum I have learnt to take other peoples advice with a grain of salt cause you know your baby best!

Hahahaha that is funny. Learn the startle reflex

I've been still wrapping Cooper up til about a few weeks ago, he will settle either way, We kinda just started putting him down unwrapped but under his blankets & he's good, doesn't kick them off either

I'd go with what's not broken don't fix. So of those times when he's almost asleep just pop him down with out being wrapped & see how you go.

No hard fast rules, what ever works

Ha ha sounds like your advice giver has gotten their wires crossed, babies certainly dont 'learn the startle reflex' but maybe that person meant 'learn to self settle' maybe????

Anyhoo, we wrapped til around 6mths, DS was the same when wrapped just never ever had crying at bed time. We tried at about 4mths to put him down unwrapped and he screamed the place down (was one arm out by that stage anyhow) then we tried again just on/before 6mths and he didnt mind a dot., didnt have to wean him off it or anything just stopped cold turkey (was in a sleeping bag which is a good transition). DS is still a very good sleeper unless very unwell or teething badly and have never had problems with self settling either.

Go with what feels right and pffft to the advice. Honestly I'd keep wrapping him for a good couple of months yet, especially as the weather is going to be cooling down too.

.lol Kezza2112 I have the same problem

My 4week old boy hates being wrapped as well, we spent 8day in the special care unit and the nurse's say they had never seen such a little baby scream so much because he can get his hands out. I tried all styles of wrap including making pockets for his hands (it worked only 2 or 3 days until he found out how to undo it) since we have been home I only wrap him from the arm pit down he seems to settle fine like that but I am worried that it easier for him to roll on his side.

We've only just started sleeping the girls unwrapped this last weekend. They've been sleeping unwrapped during the day for ages, and my mum had them over the weekend and didn't even think about wrapping them....they slept through the night so we carried it on (we were scared they wouldn't sleep through the night without being wrapped so kept putting it off...and off....and off....) and they still sleep through the night. They're 7 months old

He had a bit of a restless night last night, didnt wake but moved a wee bit, so his arms came out and he still slept 8hours. Hes always slept on his side and ive since bought a sleep wedge and last night was his second night in his cot, think the wedge helps make him feel more secure still which im glad i bought, but i also have safety sleep but cant put him on his side so will just keep using the wedge for now.........and of course keep wrapping for at least for a bit longer

The wrapping is his sleep association, so he goes all relaxed once ive wrapped him and pop him in the wedge and thats normally it, occassionally he wants the dummy to help him settle but not always.......

I also have a sleeping bag that he can go into if he starts kicking blankets off etc

Thanks Sarah - he already has one arm out so im half way there

Between 4 and 6 mths DS was wrapped in a Miracle Blanket (great shaped wrap) and inside a sleeping bag!!! It was winter so he was totaly snug as a bug but it meant that he already had the sleep association of the sleeping bag

Haven't read other replies but there is some research that suggests that wrapping delays development because they need to be able to put their fingers/hands up to their mouth. But you already have one arm out for that. Personally, I believe it depends on whether your baby needs to be wrapped to sleep. 3mths is a good age to wean out of it - I've heard Plunket advising by the age of 3mths. Chances are if baby manages with one arm out, he will manage without it entirely. It's up to you!

It's interesting to note in the UK they only wrap their babies when they are very newborn due to belief in delays in development if wrapping for longer. Again, I'm more of a believer of whatever works for their sleep - my baby spent a lot of time struggling with the wrap in the end so just wasn't worth it.