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"Lori Salisbury, RN, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 1 Nov 2000 12:52:43 EST
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In a message dated 10/31/00 6:38:44 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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<< What does swaddling have to do with schedule feeding, sleeping apart
 and weaning at 9 months?  I found it beneficial to calm my daughters
 and get them to latch. >>
The swaddling practice, especially in the first hours and days of life, keeps
the baby from access to his/her hands.  Thus they sleep longer because they
don't self wake by going for their hands.  I saw a picture of swaddled babies
lined up in a hospital nursery on the unicef web page -- and it stated that
swaddling can interfere with the initiation of breastfeeding (something like
that -- I can find it again if you can't).  I don't think there's anything
against swaddling a fussing baby to calm and nurse them, it's more the
swaddling to keep them sleeping so they don't wake to eat as often as they
might need to.
Lori Salisbury, RN, IBCLC

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