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Love to Dream arms up swaddle
The Love to Dream arms up swaddle is designed to allow babies to sleep with their arms up, promoting a natural sleeping position. It features a unique design that helps prevent startle reflex while keeping babies comfortable.
Pros (+)
- Helps babies sleep comfortably with arms up
- Effective for many newborns
- Easy to transition from other swaddles
Cons (−)
- Did not work for some babies
- Availability of less effective knock-off versions
- Limited effectiveness for babies who roll early
Why parents like it
Parents appreciate how the swaddle allows their babies to sleep with their arms up, which many find more comfortable. It is especially favored for use in the early newborn days when babies prefer to have their hands free.
Common complaints
A few parents report that the swaddle did not work for their babies, leading to frustration. Additionally, some mention the availability of knock-off versions that may not perform as well as the original.
Parents looking for a swaddle that accommodates babies who like to sleep with their arms up. The tradeoff is that it may not work for all babies, leading to varied experiences.
The Love to Dream arms up swaddle is a great option for many babies, but it may not suit every child.
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Thread: "For those of you who have used multiple brands of swaddles"
Knock off love to dream arms up swaddles
Thread: "Best swaddle for small newborns?"
My daughter was 6lb 4 oz at birth and we used the halo sleepsack swaddle. We also loved the Love to Dream arms up swaddle and it’s what we’re using now with my son.
Thread: "Did the Love to Dream swaddles help?"
If its the arms up one it DEFINITELY worked for us. He would spend so much time and effort to get his arms out of any other swaddle. And if he couldn't he would freak out.
Thread: "Hands out of swaddle"
My daughter loved the Love to Dream arms-up swaddle sacks, and I wish we had used the same for my son two years ago. He got his hands free ALL THE TIME, and he slept terribly because of it.
Thread: "Arms up swaddles experiences?"
i used love to dream arms up swaddles in the early newborn days bc she loved her hands and arms being up. she’d break out of every swaddle lol. eventually i transitioned to an arms out sleep sack at like one month old - she’s about to be 4 months old and im so glad i transitioned her out of a swaddle early so it’s one less thing to worry about now. but i’d say try the love to dream now in early newborn days!
Thread: "Well the scariest moment of my life happened and now we can't swaddle arms in"
Zippadee zip! My baby LOVED being swaddled and the zippadee zip is the only thing that he fell right asleep in. Sleep sacks and even the love to dream arms up swaddle did not work. I love the zippadee zip and love knowing he’s safe, even when he rolls.
Thread: "Breaking out of the swaddle… I’m at my wits end."
At that age my baby really liked the Love to Dream arms up swaddle. Sleeping with her arms up was more comfortable for her.
Thread: "Which swaddles to buy?"
We really like the arms up love to dream ones. I'd say 2-5 depending how often you do laundry.
Thread: "Confused about swaddles"
So much easier than fussing around with a traditional swaddles, esp in the middle of the night when you’re sleep deprived. We use love to dreams arms up swaddles - I think they’re on sale at the moment
Thread: "Tell me your experience with transition out of swaddle"
We went from halo to the love to dream arms up swaddle and then upgraded to the arms up transitional swaddle. Haven’t worked out of it yet haha. I also don’t swaddle her for naps so not too nervous to cut it out.
Thread: "Transition swaddle recommendations? [ON]"
Second arms up swaddles, our baby sleeps much better in these with the same issues you were having. We also have the ergo baby and he doesn’t like them as much since his arms are still near his chest while he prefers them up closer to his face
Thread: "Need advice on baby sleepwear and swaddles"
We used the love to dream. It helped because even as a newborn he would wiggle and try to free his arms. Note: you cannot use the Love To Dream arms up swaddle when baby shows signs of rolling (usually around 3 months). Love to Dream has a transition sack where the “arms up sleeves” zip off. We used that because it still had the tightness around the mid section but his arms were free in case he rolled.
Thread: "Sleep sack vs swaddling blanket for 3M"
We have used the Love to Dream arms up swaddle since birth. LO is almost 12 weeks and she is starting to show an interest in rolling and I’m paranoid so we are using a transition swaddle now to slow transition her to arms out and will use the Halo Sleep Sack once we do.