Until about a week and a half ago, our sweet Luke was waking up at least twice during the night. His longest sleep stretches were only about 4 hours. This made for a very sleepy Mommy. It's obvious to me that Luke sleeps much better when he is swaddled. The problem is, he is a bit of an escape artist. He would fall asleep great with the swaddle, but if he woke up a little during the night, he would attempt to work his way out of the swaddle. Since he wasn't crying, I would usually let him be, but by the time he was done he would be wide awake. So...I made it my mission to perfect my swaddle so that our little Houdini could not break free.
I received these awesome huge muslin swaddling blankets as a gift. The combination of these and my researched swaddling techniques were sure to work! Apparently not. Luke is a very determined little man and would not give up. So I finally decided it was time to bring in the big guns. When Addie was an infant, I swaddled her with the Miracle Blanket. This is a swaddle blanket which is basically like a strait jacket and it is virtually impossible to escape from. Unfortunately, the Miracle Blanket is a little on the pricey side and I had no idea where the one we used with her was. So, after agonizing about purchasing a second Miracle Blanket, I went ahead and ordered one. The first night Luke slept a 7 hour stretch. This was followed by longer sleep stretches every night...our longest so far being 9 hours!
All wrapped up...no breaking free from this!
A few minutes later
My pediatrician had told me that 3 months is the magical time when babies are really capable of sleeping for long stretches. When we started using the Miracle Blanket Luke was right around 11 weeks. So, it could be a combination of the two...who knows. All I know is we're getting more sleep around here, and for that I am thankful!
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