<<Dear all,
> Yes I have seen the 5 s's help many. With all due respect to Dr. Harvey I
> would like to share a observation I made last year. I run weekly mom's
> support groups and one mom had a problem with her baby waking himself up
> all night long (about 5 months old) as soon as mom stopped the 5 s's. It
> appears that the baby got so used to the swaddle for sleeping that when she
> finally decided to unswaddle that baby he didn't sleep well due to  not
> being used to his own body movements. It took her a month or longer to
> undue this situation.

> My sense is that swaddling is often good for young babies or very fussy
> ones but this method don't teach normal babies how to feel their bodies.
> Just some thoughts.>>

it's actually not that hard though.  the perfect combination is Harvey
Karp's 5 s's and _The No Cry Sleep Solution_.

also,  if the 5 mo old is spending the day doing 'normal' stuff, there
is no concern about the baby sleeping swaddled.

over time you change the swaddle to leave one arm out.....loosen in
otherways, it's a natural and simple progression.

but again, ime it depends on what the mom wants.  some moms want to do
the hardline nurse-them-back-to-sleep-throughout-the-night (I did
that).   but many of my post partum doula client moms want/need
4-5hours at night of solid uninterrupted sleep.  for those moms, a
combo of the 5's and elizabeth pantley's book are a lifesaver.  of
course the big drawback in my mind is that LAM rules are broken and
birth control becomes an issue.

katherine in atl

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