Hands & Feet = Stop Swaddling

Lainey is right on with The Bump: Your Baby is 18 Weeks! She doesn't need to be fed as often and she is breaking out of her swaddle!! She eats every 4-5 hours now, instead of every 3 hours. And I just pulled out her bigger 9oz size bottles, and have started making her 5-6oz each feeding. Such a big girl!! She'll definitely let you know when she is hungry and spit it out when her belly is full. As for swaddling...I was getting worried I'd never get her out of her swaddle, because she just loves being snug so much, but lately as I go in for her 3am feeding, and when she wakes up babbling at 7am, her arms are free and her legs are sticking out :) Now if we can just get her into her crib...



Read: When To Stop Swaddling... The Bump says, "nighttime movement helps them enhance their gross motor development, which is crucial for upcoming milestones like crawling, standing and walking." I was going to stop once she started rolling over, but I think she is giving me her cue now.

Also, her hands and feet have totally become her new source of entertainment! She is drooling so much more now, that we've started to make her wear a bib. No teeth yet, that we can see, but they are probably on the move up! Pediatrician says, "She could get them now to 18mo, it's so hard to guess, every baby is different. It could take up to a year to get them all in."