I too have heard that hands to chest and hands to face will help a baby
center and calm.  I have seen it time and time again.  Even with my own
children, once I heard that, I would swaddle their arms lightly across their
chest for diapering, and they would lay still and no fussing at all.  When a
baby is fussy before going to breast, I bring their arms across their chest
and let their hands touch and they settle easier.  The other s's are common
second nature to many moms. . .ever seen a mom swaying in the checkout line,
even without her baby?   Just the swaddling I question and only as it relates
to arm placement.

Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC   (mom to 6, so it is not a studyof 1, <smile>)
Birthing & Beyond, Inc.

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