Anna & Eve® Baby Swaddle Strap for Newborns and Infants - 100% Cotton, No Overheating - The Original Arms Only - Adjustable Large Size Swaddle, Fits Chest 16" to 20.5" - Aqua

My LO is a swaddle breaking champion. It never seems to matter how snug they are, in what feels like the blink of an eye, there are those little hands...and a wide awake baby. DH and I were getting desperate to find something to contain those hands and allow LO--and by extension ourselves--to sleep. On a 3 a.m. sleep-deprived whim, I searched for "arm swaddle". I was beyond excited when I saw this product...until I saw the price tag. DH and I went back and forth for almost another sleepless week until during another 3 a.m. sleep-deprived episode, I looked at him and said, "We are getting this. We cannot do this anymore. If it doesn't work, we'll send it back, but at least we will have tried." Fast forward about a week and a half: We have used this miracle swaddle each night and sometimes naps, too, and let me reassure you if you are like me and concerned about the price: Worth. Every. Damn. Cent. LO sleeps, we sleep, the world is a brighter place, and we have regained some semblance of sanity. I can lay LO down without worrying they will break their swaddle, their arms are by their side, inhibiting their Moro (startle) reflex, we can latch easily at night without little hands getting in the way, and while they initially protest losing access to their hands when they go in, within seconds, LO is calm and dozing. This product is truly an answer to prayer. We ordered both sizes (3 a.m. desperation doesn't play), and our 9 lb., 8 oz., 22.5" 1 month old fits the small perfectly. It works well with standard swaddle blankets, as well as swaddle and sleep sacks/pods. LO sleep in Halo swaddle sleep sacks at night and takes naps in swaddle blankets during the day. We live in the deep South, and LO has not been overheated using any combination. We are so thrilled with this purchase that we are planning to purchase another to be used when the current one is in the wash. If your LO is the fastest swaddle breaker in the West (or anywhere else), I encourage you to try this swaddle. It has been a sanity and sleep saver for our family.

This wrap is amazing! My son is 4 months old, 19lbs and 26 inches long. I ordered the large and it’s perfect. He grew completely out of the xl swaddles that velcro and is very strong. So even when I tried to swaddle him tight he would bust out like Houdini. He would wake himself up because his hands were free to rub his eyes and knock the pacifier out of his mouth. So I looked into alternatives. I thought, we’ll he’s not rolling yet, but let me try the sleep sack and see if he will sleep. Nope, arms flailing everywhere. So I saw this and saw it had some decent reviews. I decided to give it a try, even though I was worried he would break out of the velcro closures. I used the sleep sack and then put this swaddle strap on. The strap has a interior part that velcros around the torso. Then the outer part has two little pillow like parts that go under the arms for comfort and stability. Then you just wrap it and Velcro it down. It works like a charm! This is my second day using it, but I can’t foresee any issues with it. It is not stretchy, so it won’t stretch out, but it’s large enough that he can keep wearing it until he starts to roll over. Also the Velcro is very strong! This is great because it’s close to impossible for him to try and break out of it. I highly recommend this to anyone that needs that swaddle, but their kid is big like mine.

We got one of these for our newborn when he was about 2-3 weeks — he really wanted his hands at his face, so he would bust through the swaddle, but then would wake himself up with his startle reflex and be SO upset. It made the first few weeks so rough! We had velcro swaddles, but our little guy was still a bit too small for those (born 7lbs 5 oz) — this arm swaddle was the perfect bridge til he was big enough to use the velcro ones. You could absolutely just use this with swaddle blankets instead of velcro swaddles as baby gets bigger (I would have if I hadn’t received velcro swaddles at my baby shower). The magic of these will save you if you are in the first weeks of baby’s life! Newborns literally have no control over their arms; even if you think your baby “loves” to have their hands at their face, as ours did, you will find they love not being disturbed by their startle reflex even more! This arm swaddle immediately got our baby to relax and start sleeping according to his schedule at only 3 weeks old (if you’re wondering — schedule is from my holy grail, “Moms on Call - 0-6 Months” book, which got our newborn to start sleeping 5-7 hrs each night at 3 weeks old. He’s now 11 weeks old on the schedule, has slept predictably during the day and through most of the night since being on the schedule, and is now sleeping 10-11 hrs at night! It’s crazy!! Get the book while you’re here buying this!). Moms on Call says you must buy their special (expensive) swaddles and learn their technique (which I struggled with); never bought their swaddle, just used this with larger swaddle blankets and it worked perfectly! If you’re struggling with a very cranky newborn that likely just needs to sleep, give this a try. I would absolutely gift this along with some nice swaddle blankets, and the Moms on Call book, for a new mama, and would present it as “the gift of sleep and a happy baby” ;) My husband and I have had no trouble sleeping since week 3, when our baby went from pissed off all the time to happy and beaming, and this arm swaddle was an important step in making all that happen!

Una salvación! Mi bebé dormía profundamente solo cuando estaba envuelto en “taquito” pero un par de veces desperté al escuchar que peleaba contra algo y era la sábana encima de su carita! Me dio tanto miedo que busqué otras opciones y encontré bendito Dios, este sello o fajita o como le quieran decir, ha sido un gran aliado! Lo ha usado desde entonces hasta ahora que tiene ya 6 meses, está dejándolo ya pero estos meses que lo usó mientras tenía el reflejo del moro, nos ayudó muchísimo

This swaddle was everything it promised. My baby has a very strong Moro reflex and would wake himself up without his arms being strapped in. He is also good at wriggling out of other swaddles we tried that had more elastic material. This one although pricey, is worth it. The fabric is good quality and durable. He's used it everyday since purchasing! The inner band doesn't have to be too tight but the outside needs to be fastened quite firmly to keep those arms in.

Really like it .. at first I bought the small size for my little baby but noticed it wasn't comfortable and had it replaced with large size

Works as stated. Comfortable and good to use when swaddling becomes to hot in summer. I specifically bought as read in a blog it was okay to use with kods in pavlik harness for hip dysplasia.

This swaddle was a godsend for us! It allowed us to get our littlrle guy to sleep despite him still have a startle reflex that would otherwise wake him up all the time.