Swaddling?

[Unregistered]

I live in AZ, and don't believe the regs don't allow it, but my daycare swaddled my daughter to get her to nap. She's 15 months old! I was furious. Daycare informed me that they do it for a short period of time just to get her to sleep. I informed them not to swaddle her, period. We haven't swaddled her since she was 6 months old. It worked for us then, but now I see it as more of a restraint than a soothing, nap process. Am I over-reacting?

[Annalee]

I live in AZ, and don't believe the regs don't allow it, but my daycare swaddled my daughter to get her to nap. She's 15 months old! I was furious. Daycare informed me that they do it for a short period of time just to get her to sleep. I informed them not to swaddle her, period. We haven't swaddled her since she was 6 months old. It worked for us then, but now I see it as more of a restraint than a soothing, nap process. Am I over-reacting?

Swaddling is not accepted by licensing here at any age.....15 months seems to the extreme....my children begin sleeping on mats at 12 months. :confused:

[Leigh]

I live in AZ, and don't believe the regs don't allow it, but my daycare swaddled my daughter to get her to nap. She's 15 months old! I was furious. Daycare informed me that they do it for a short period of time just to get her to sleep. I informed them not to swaddle her, period. We haven't swaddled her since she was 6 months old. It worked for us then, but now I see it as more of a restraint than a soothing, nap process. Am I over-reacting?

Whether you are over-reacting depends on how your daughter responds to swaddling. If it actually IS soothing to her, then I see no issues with it. If she resists it, then I don't feel it should be done. Try it at home and see how she responds. It COULD just be a way for them to make her feel better.

[jenboo]

I live in AZ, and don't believe the regs don't allow it, but my daycare swaddled my daughter to get her to nap. She's 15 months old! I was furious. Daycare informed me that they do it for a short period of time just to get her to sleep. I informed them not to swaddle her, period. We haven't swaddled her since she was 6 months old. It worked for us then, but now I see it as more of a restraint than a soothing, nap process. Am I over-reacting?

When I worked in the 4 year old class at a center, I had many kids ask me to wrap them like a burrito at nap time... Which is essentially swaddling. They all loved it. Once they fell asleep, the blankets would loosen and they toss and turn like normal.
I don't see what the big deal is?

[Heidi]

I agree with Leigh. It depends on how your child feels about it.

WI allows swaddling, but I usually taper them off at 4 months or so; when they start rolling over.

[NoMoreJuice!]

I wrap my kiddos like burritos too! We "tuck in" for nap, and they love it. Unless your daughter came home distraught about it, you're overreacting, like any good mom would. Just ask them to please not swaddle her if you think it would be harmful to her.

[Unregistered]

Swaddling?

Thanks for your responses, everyone. I was told she cried and cried and then finally fell asleep, so I don't imagine she enjoyed it. The same day, she was put in her crib for pulling on another child. I don't believe a child under 2 should be put in "time out" and from what I've read, the crib is the last place to place a child for misbehaving. So perhaps it's a combination of events that's making me even more leery.

[Leigh]

Thanks for your responses, everyone. I was told she cried and cried and then finally fell asleep, so I don't imagine she enjoyed it. The same day, she was put in her crib for pulling on another child. I don't believe a child under 2 should be put in "time out" and from what I've read, the crib is the last place to place a child for misbehaving. So perhaps it's a combination of events that's making me even more leery.

Actually, I have a child who would have wild tantrums before 12 months of age, and my pediatrician suggested putting him in his Pack n Play until the tantrum subsided. The child, at that age, can realize that these "attention-seeking" behaviors don't get him the attention that he wants, and he learns other ways of dealing with things. It works. Separating her at this age is appropriate when she has bad behavior, and at 15 months, she is a lot smarter than you think. It is hard sometimes for parents to understand that their babies are capable of more, even for me, when I can see it so clearly in other children.

It is also quite possible that your daughter cries at EVERY naptime, whether swaddled or not. My own 3 year old ALWAYS cried himself to sleep, even when I was rocking him-it was just his way of winding down.