Anna & Eve® Baby Swaddle Strap for Newborns and Infants - 100% Cotton, No Overheating - The Original Arms Only - Adjustable Small Size Swaddle, Fits Chest 13.5" to 17" - Grey

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!

Bought this swaddle because my baby is in the pavlik harness and it works perfectly. It provides all the leg room she needs but also keeps her arms swaddled nicely. The material is good quality. I will even use this swaddle when she’s out of the harness because it’s light weight and breathable for the summer months.

In the hospital, we called our baby Houdini because they managed to get out of every swaddle no matter which nurse, parent, or grandparent attempted it--including blankets and velcro swaddles. Zipper swaddles were better but our baby moved their arms a lot and stretched out the material to get their arms up. So we tried a zipper arms up swaddle, but those had too much mobility to keep our baby sleeping soundly. Finally we saw these on taking cara babies blog. It's stretchy enough to not be uncomfortable but not so stretchy that your strong little Houdini can escape.1) The double velcro with the pad actually keeps the arms down! Our baby fought it at first and was grumpy they couldn't move their arms but after a few minutes with the pacifier, we could lay them in the crib and let them sleep soundly!2) the long velcro strips allow for a little growth before sizing up. It's also pretty high quality velcro -- not the fuzzy falling apart or long scratchy spikes kind.3) the design means pretty good bum access without undoing the velcro so your baby can stay swaddled without loud velcro sounds so you don't wake your baby when they decide to poop right after you lay them down.4) good for both hot and cold. Hot rooms? Just this and jammies. Cold room? Use fleece jammies and add some baby mittens.Love this product! Repeat purchaser and recommending to all my expecting friends!

We had a big boy who outgrew every swaddle I could find before he outgrew the startle reflex. This worked perfectly to transition to the sleep sacks. Other products we tried didn’t have the inner layer to keep it in the correct place and I was worried he would wiggle out of it and get it caught around his face. The inner layer on this product keeps it positioned perfectly. My only wish was that it was a bit longer so we could have used it for even longer!

My son is one of those babies who scratch their face and cries, wake up during the night because of Moro reflex. We swaddled him but he kept getting out of it or managed to take his hand out, so I fixed the swaddle few times a night. Out of desperation I was looking for advices on reddit and found the link on this swaddle, which was a life saver indeed. We use size L (blue one) because size S (grey one) was too small on our 3month old (for reference pics of both sizes attached). If you’re in doubt i would just suggest size L.Now he sleeps well, no extra hustle to swaddle him ever as it is so easy to just wrap around him. It doesn’t slide up or down thanks to the inner wrap. Velcro is strong.There are many baby must haves, but in our experience this swaddle would be in our top 5 for sure. I even wonder why this is not the standard swaddle, babies are so strong they just get out of the regular swaddle easily peasily.

My 3mo baby boy is a mega hot sleeper and it is hard to put him to sleep swaddled because he gets super uncomfortable really fast. This swaddle strap is seriously perfect for him. My husband wanted me to try and thin blanket folded up and just covering his arms and torso before buying yet another sleeping sack type item but my son just wiggled it up over his shoulders and around his face, which is not okay. So I got this and he falls to sleep so much more easily. 10/10 would recommend if swaddling with a blanket is too warm for your baby. Otherwise, using a fuzzy blanket that can grip itself easily is much cheaper and just as efficient, if not more comfortable.UPDATE: After having this for just shy of a month and only washing it once and hang drying it, the velcro is not as sticky. My baby is able to pretty easily undo the velcro ny wiggling enough and getting it loose. It was amazing until the velcro started failing:/