How-to: Swaddle
Written on September 5, 2005 by Kevin.
Swaddling is the technique used for soothing young babies by wrapping the infant snugly in a blanket so that arm and leg movements are restricted. Swaddling gives the baby a snug feeling that they are used too when being in womb for months. Most babies will respond to this method and quickly calm down. Swaddling is a great technique that can be used for a suggested 4-6 weeks. Below is a How-to on swaddling for those parents who are not certain on the steps. There are many different ways to swaddle a baby and this is just one of them. Click here for a Google search for swaddling techniques.
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Genius. If you're swaddling an inanimate doll it will never wriggle free of the swaddle. Pure genius!Er, seriously, my daughter would wake up crying if she couldn't unwrap herself. So I learned the master craft of loose swaddling that holds while the child falls asleep, but breaks open within a couple hours. I call it the "sloppy technique." I'm waiting to hear back about my patent application.
Written by Thingamadad on Sep 6, 2005 07:57 AM
Not all babies are as still as the cabbage patch kid? I think I need to rethink this father thing.
Written by The Dad to Be on Sep 6, 2005 08:50 AM
There are a few swaddling blankets that have velcro so the kid does not sneak out. I was a professinal nanny for years and this techinique did not work for all the kids, but when it worked it was a miracle.
Written by Gia-Gina on Sep 6, 2005 12:04 PM