The Dreaded Woombie

When Quinn was born she wasn't a baby that liked to have her arms swaddled down by her sides but she still wanted to be bundled tight.  What to do?!  I found this swaddle called a "Woombie" that zips her up into a little cocoon so she can still have her arms up by her chin but they don't flop around.  It was the perfect solution when she was 1,2,3, maybe even 4 months old.  However, she is quickly approaching 6 months old and is still wearing the darn thing!!  We have had to buy several sizes and she is in the final size that they make (mega baby).  I have tried to break her of this habit countless times.  We have tried cold turkey (nightmare), I bought a "convertible woombie" so we could transition with one arm out at a time, and I have unzipped the "woombie" a bit so that her arms were more free.  Each and every time she screams bloody murder until I give up and zip her all the way up.  The girl is going to be sixteen years old and needing to sleep in her "woombie!"  Now that she is starting to roll this is becoming more of a problem but I just don't know how to kick this habit.  I'm hoping but the time she is 6 months old we can successfully wean her off of it!!


Don't be fooled.  This one arm out business lasted all of 20 minutes!

Sleeping beauty.

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