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.
Star Siegfried RN,BA,IBCLC




>Date:    Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:34:19 -0800
>From:    Harvey Karp and Nina Montee <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Post Partum Depression
>
>There has been a lot written on Lacnet recently about fish oil
>supplements, but another excellent way of helping new moms with PPD is
>to teach them the 5 S's.
>
>PPD is complex and certainly is in large part hormonally based, but I
>have had a few moms whose severe depressions were exacerbated by their
>feeling exhausted and demoralized because of their babies' poor sleep
>routine and prolonged crying.  Just helping their babies sleep an extra
>1-2 hours /night and helping them feel skilled at calming their crying
>pulled them from deep depression back into balance...in a matter of 2-3
>days.
>
>Harvey Karp
>
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