The built in weights (especially the ones on the chest) simulates me placing my hand on his chest to comfort him back to sleep like I do at night. When I would first wrap him he would fuss for a few seconds and then settle down. I chose to use the arms out option mostly because our little one likes to sleep with his arms out and above his head. He is a nibbler who wants to eat every 20 to 30 minutes during the morning and early afternoon. Second is my baby's breast feeding style. It has gotten very warm here and we don't have a good air conditioner so it is not uncommon for it to reach 80 degrees in parts of our house. As it turns out there were two things that were against us. He is already a champion night time sleeper but would only take short 10-20 minute naps during the day unless being held. With a two year old running around I was hoping that the Zen Swaddle would help my new born to sleep more soundly during daytime naps. This was a product that I really wanted to love. I'd definitely gift this swaddle to parents to be, as I like it as a gift and the concept may work for smaller families.
The velcro was very sticky and sturdy, good for little Houdinis I expect! I did find the swaddle quite complicated to position correctly, and the side weights I felt were a bit unnecessary and added to the complexity of getting the swaddle on the right way – I ended up with the side weights pressing on his hips, then on his bum… I couldn't help feel like it wasn't very comfortable. I liked the quality of the fabric, I thought the design on it was cute (but not too cutesy), and I loved the feel of the filling of the weighted areas. He only just fit into the swaddle when I swaddled him with arms out – so for larger/longer families and babies, this would mean the product could only be used for the first 8-10 weeks. I felt that this was quite a disadvantage for a swaddle blanket, as swaddling is usually until around four months of age. This posed a problem as long legs run in our family, and the leg pocket was already too short for Finley's legs (there's an even smaller pocket, for the legs, but that's for the first week or so when they're really tiny). Unfortunately, I received the product a little later than anticipated, so I only managed to test out swaddling on my eight week old, as opposed to on a teeny newborn. The arms to cradle transition would always wake her – hence my enthusiasm for the concept of the Zen Swaddle! The fact that there are carefully researched weighted areas on the sides and on the tummy of the sounded like an awesome idea – that way, it would mimic the feel of a parent's hand resting on the baby, thus helping them sleep independently. Our first had been a horrible sleeper and the first time she took a nap that wasn't in our arms was when she was about one year old. I was very excited to test out the Zen Swaddle with my second child, Finley.
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