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Wrapping or Swaddling your Baby
Not only can wraping be a great way to calm and sooth a fussy infant, it’s also been shown to lower the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
At the age of three months, when the risk for SIDS is greatest, wrapping your baby allows the baby to stay in a more stable position while sleeping, thereby lowering the SIDS risk.
In addition, wrapping has been shown to help babies sleep longer and more restfully by preventing the sudden movements that can cause them to wake up, thereby improving mom and dad’s sleep quality and quantity also.
Babies who are wrapped are said to feel secure, similar to how they felt while in utero.
It can also assist in temperature regulation, keeping baby nice and toasty warm while sleeping.
A couple of additional perks to wrapping come during waking hours, too. A wrapped baby is easy to carry and hold an adorable, compact little package which gives better head and back support.
It can also help baby focus on breast or bottle feeding by keeping little hands out of the way.
Wrapping usually works best from newborn to approximately four months, but if baby is used to being wrapped, and then it might be utilized even longer.
Babies just being introduced to wrapping may require an adjustment period. Modified wrapping, such as leaving arms free while wrapping the rest of baby’s body, might be needed when first introducing the practice to your baby.
The blanket should always feel snug but not tight. Take special care to ensure baby’s circulation is not compromised in any way or that baby is not uncomfortable.
Ask family ,nurse, physician, midwife or other knowledgeable healthcare practitioner to demonstrate the correct technique for wrapping your baby.
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