Eating Solid Foods & Weaning: Miracle Blanket

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Miracle Blanket Users - When Did You Stop Using It?

My daughter just turned 6 months old and still sleeps wrapped up tightly in her miracle blanket. Wondering when your kids wrestled free. (My oldest used Miracle blankets until about 5 months and always woke up with it sort of loosely wrapped in place until she finally broke free -- then we dropped it cold turkey. Shortly thereafter she started sleeping on her belly in a Halo.) Is there any reason for me to stop wrapping her up? I told her doc at her well baby visit that she still sleeps swaddled up tightly and he didn't bat an eye so I...

Dishes & Utensils

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Feeding Baby a Little Cereal

Hello everyone, this is my first time writing a question or looking for some advice. My 5 week old DOES NOT sleep at all through the night. My husband and I are up every hour to 2 hours mainly doing feedings for him. I know that he has his nights and days probably screwed up, but it is the feedings that are driving me nuts. I breast pump and bottle (he wasn't latching at all) and we were told if we give him formula his last few night feedings that will keep him from being up every hour or two because it will fill up his stomach. Now I...

Forbidden Foods

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5 Month Old Breastfed Baby, Sleep Issues, Formula and Miracle Blanket

I think I may have a unique problem that is a combination of breastfeeding, swaddling, sleep, and sanity... My 5 month old daughter Isabella was never a great sleeper. She cluster fed from the beginning and if it wasn't for the pump I think I would have either given up breastfeeding or jumped off a bridge! A friend of mine highly recommended the miracle blanket which is sort of like a baby straightjacket. It worked in extending her sleep by an hour or two (when she only slept a couple of hours, it was very helpful) and it became...

Self Feeding & Finger Foods

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5 Month Old Breastfed Baby, Sleep Issues, Formula and Miracle Blanket

I think I may have a unique problem that is a combination of breastfeeding, swaddling, sleep, and sanity... My 5 month old daughter Isabella was never a great sleeper. She cluster fed from the beginning and if it wasn't for the pump I think I would have either given up breastfeeding or jumped off a bridge! A friend of mine highly recommended the miracle blanket which is sort of like a baby straightjacket. It worked in extending her sleep by an hour or two (when she only slept a couple of hours, it was very helpful) and it became...

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My Baby Has Colic

Hey guys, I have a 5 week old with colic. I am breastfeeding him, and have...