To Swaddle or Not to Swaddle...That is the Question.

This weekend is going to be a big weekend for us though...we are going to finally try to wean Isabelle from the swaddle blanket. Since her birth, I have been swaddling her for sleeping. I read that babies like to be swaddled because it mimics the womb-like snuggliness and helps them to sleep better because it prevents them from flailing their arms around and waking themselves. So - since day one, Izzy has been wrapped up like a little burrito for her naps and for her nighttime sleep. This hasn't been an issue until recently. The other night, she didn't want to go to sleep and was moving about in her crib and she somehow rolled herself over. She couldn't really move back because her arms were all wrapped up, so Marc and I unswaddled her to see what she would do. That brought up a whole new issue. First off, she moved all around the crib like Mario Andretti. Then, she would fall asleep with her face smushed up against the bumper. This freaked us out because we don't want her to suffocate (we can see all this going on because we have a monitor with a video screen...BEST MONITOR EVER!) so we went in and moved her onto back again, subsequently waking her up. This happened a few times and I just felt so awful. Finally, I look online and found these "Breathable Bumpers" from Leaps & Bounds that are made out of mesh material and are not a suffocating hazard. We re-swaddled her that night and put some sleep positioners around her and decided to wait until the new bumpers showed up to try again without the swaddle. Well, the bumpers came today and we will be going swaddle-free this weekend...I just hope that all goes well.