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Infant Stage (3-6 Months)

A new stage filled with extra smiles, longer wake windows, and hopefully rolling. A few key things we are going through in this stage

Cranial Helmet

Free consultation @ Cranial Technologies in Hackensack, NJ

We noticed at 2-3 months in that Evan had a preference for leaning and doing everything on his left side. Plagiocephaly, or “flat head syndrome,” is a condition where a baby’s skull becomes flattened on one or both sides due to pressure from repeatedly resting in the same position.

From January to March, Evan wore his helmet to help correct the plagiocephaly. After few months, we saw improvement in his head shape. They recommended he go through a second helmet to fully correct it, but we declined.

Physical Therapy

The Therapy Gym in Teaneck, NJ

Nikita at the Therapy Gym helped Evan to start using more of his right side since he was much stronger on his left in all aspects (i.e. rolling, holding himself up, grabbing things)

From February, Evan went for about 15 weeks weekly for 30 minutes at a time. He cried for a lot of it, especially during the exercises he was weaker in.

Sleep

4 months (Weeks 12 – 15)

I was on the hunt for a new sleepsack swaddle similar to the Halo. I found a sleepsack swaddle for 6 – 12 month olds. Many reviewers with large babies used it after their baby outgrew the Halo.

  • Sleepsack Swaddle,Adjustable Wearable Baby Sleep Sack XL,Miracle Swaddle for Babies Large,100% Cotton, 6-12 Months
  • We have been using the sleepsack swaddle and here are the pros and cons:
    • Pro & Con depending on your situation: Baby’s room can get pretty hot and the baby runs hot. This sleepsack swaddle is a lot thinner than the halo. I now have no concerns about the the baby overheating. If your nursery is at normal temperature, you will probably need to dress the baby with more layers.
    • Con: Since it’s for large babies 6-12 months, the swaddle part can be too big for a thinner baby. Thankfully, our baby is big enough so that we can wrap it around with no issues.

I read that sleepsack swaddles are helpful for transitioning to sleepsack. They are useful once the baby starts rolling. They are also good if the baby just doesn’t like being swaddled anymore.

5 months to 7 months

He is slowly outgrowing the 6-12 month Halo sleeps sacks. We ordered these:

7 months to 15 months

Evan is wearing Korean pajamas from ALAND at the American Dream Mall. They’re thin and great to pair with another thin sleep sack:

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