I need some advice in the world of swaddling.
Our son is 13 weeks old. For a while he loved being swaddled. He'd fight it for 2 seconds but then pass right out.
Lately, he seems really bothered by it. We were swaddling just in swaddle blankets, but he's big enough now he always seems to kick out. We've tried various versions of the swaddle sacks with zippers, Velcro, etc. but if they're tight he gets really pissed and freaks out, and won't go to sleep, and if they're remotely loose he gets out.
Help!
How do you know when to stop swaddling, and if I'm not there yet, any advice on what to do? I've tried the super swaddle or Houdini or whatever it's called, where first you wrap his arms and tuck that one underneath, and he still fights it like crazy and gets out.
I don't think he can be swaddle free, because if we put him down like that, he just flails and squirms and startles/hits himself.
Also, he regularly wakes up for the day at like 3 or 4am and is just grunting and squirming. Not crying, but just awake and trying to break free of the swaddle.
He's sleeping in our room, in a co-sleeper adjacent to the bed, and we can't/aren't going to change that for at least a month. (House guests in the guest room).
Cheers,
James