> Made me think :-) I guess what I do is model swaddling with hands out and
> that old nursery nurse method of foldng the blanket (fold down 2nd base, lay
> baby on   pitcher's mound, fold 1st base over towards 3rd, fold home plate
> up and fold 3 rd base over front and tuck in.  I think babies do sleep
> better wrapped and do nurse better unwrapped.  Another interesting cultural
> custom that I see all the time from many cultures is hand mitts (bah).
>
> >  These folks are literally frightened that if they swaddle
> > the baby in one receiving blanket for a couple of hours while they nap
> > or shower they are endangering his life.
>
> My problem is more too warm than not wrapped. and babies don't feed or sleep
> well if too warm.
> Sincerely, Pat in SNJ
>

Yes, I would rather see baby dressed in a t-shirt or onesie and
swaddled, than placed in a thermal sleeper bag! And your swaddling
technique is exactly mine, which I teach in classes and in private
practice. I have been thinking about this swaddling issue lately... and
it seems to me that many diverse cultures swaddle.... just as many sling
and many sleep with baby. Can they all be so wrong headed that they need
us American HCPs to help them figure it out.

I am going to have to look up this "Happiest Baby on the Block" if
swaddling is acceptable to that author! (Although I get a little
concerned about the "tight" adjective.

Susan

Susan


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