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From Swaddling to Waddling: A Guide for Mothers

Publication info: Parentdish [AOL - BLOG] Chatham: Newstex. (Mar 22, 2010) ProQuest document link Full text: Mar. 22, 2010 (AOL Weblogs delivered by Newstex) -Wrap up you baby, burrito-style. Credit: Chickpea., Flickr Anxiously awaiting the birth of her child, a pregnant woman looks forward to the days of seeing her own feet again and losing the forgiving belly-panel maternity pants. Her new baby, unaware of the world he is entering into, is not so excited for the days in the womb to end. How could he be? The warm, noisy, secure and all-providing environment where he spent the past 40 weeks is much more inviting than the cold and spacious place he has just entered at birth. Recreating the womb has been a longstanding technique for mothers and caregivers alike. Wrapping a newborn in a soft and warm blanket helps recreate the environment to which he has been accustomed. Perfecting the technique of swaddling can be discouraging. Many mothers swear that no one swaddles like the nurses in the hospital. Follow these steps to swaddle your newborn: Put your baby down on the blanket with his head on the crease of the fold you made. Pull the left corner across your baby's chest. With his arm at his side, tuck the corner under his arm and close to his back. Grasp the bottom corner and fold it upwards until it is fairly snug. It may reach your baby's chest. Take the right corner and pull it across your baby's chest and around to his back.

A baby may enjoy being swaddled for several days, weeks or even months after birth. Some babies find this comforting and and only sleep if swaddled. Consult with your child's pediatrician about how long you can swaddle your baby. Some infants may seem as if they cannot sleep without a good snuggling of a blanket, but others may prefer their freedom. Swaddling beyond two or three months is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Some historical forms of swaddling are linked to developmental difficulties or bone deformations, but academy officials suggest these such problems are due to extremely tight binding techniques. The more modern form of swaddling does increase the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) due to the presence of a loose blanket, but if done correctly, the academy officials say it improves the sleep an infant gets. While swaddled, an infant is said to sleep more soundly. It is best to stop swaddling your newborn when it seems he is comforted by other techniques or is too active to be satisfied with such restraints. An active infant who is bound cannot explore his environment or move his muscles to strengthen them. As your newborn ages, he will become more active in his sleep and will no longer appreciate the restriction. In fact, he may even wake more often throughout the night. At this point, you may want to replace the swaddle blanket with a blanket sleeper. Essentially, this modern creation allows an infant to sleep in a blanket-like sack with a head and two arm holes. The sleep sack is safe with regard to SIDS risks. The sack part of the sleeper is large enough that your infant can kick his legs as he 07 October 2013 Page 1 of 2 ProQuest

becomes more active. Related: Learn Your Baby's Rhythms || Credit: Sarah Harding

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Publication title: Parentdish [AOL - BLOG] Publication year: 2010 Publication date: Mar 22, 2010 Year: 2010 Publisher: Newstex Place of publication: Chatham Country of publication: United States Publication subject: Children And Youth - About Source type: Other Sources Language of publication: English Document type: Blogs ProQuest document ID: 189693343 Document URL: http://search.proquest.com/docview/189693343?accountid=34598 Copyright: ParentDish (c) 2010 Last updated: 2011-10-26 Database: ProQuest Research Library

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