Diane wrote:
"When I got there, baby (now several months old) was in mitts, which it
turns out he wore all the time.  It's a sample of one, but I'm pretty
sure his withdrawal from food and mother was linked to his sensory
deprivation."

My mother tells the story of having mitts on me as a newborn b/c I kept
scratching myself.  Apparently, my great-grandmother went through the
roof b/c she said I wouldn't be smart if my hands were covered.  Wonder
what they knew...?

As for hospital swaddling, I have seen many a babe who was wrapped up in
3 blankets and a sleeper!

Johanna Berger, LSW, IBCLC
Bala Cynwyd, PA


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