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Using a Swaddling Blanket for your Baby

A swaddling blanket is essentially used to wrap your baby firmly from their shoulders to their feet. This tradition of baby-swaddling actually dates back centuries and it is still exceedingly ordinary in countless cultures today. American Indians make use of bands along with a swaddling blanket plus they also use more complicated swaddling methods .

Using a swaddling blanket is a wonderful means to relax your fussy infant.  It’s also been made known to also help in lowering the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). At 3 months of age the chance for SIDS is at its most and by utilizing the accepted American swaddling strategies the swaddling blanket can provide the newborn a method to escape.

The swaddling blanket allows the newborn to stay in a more stable posture while it is asleep, this in fact decreases the SIDS hazard. Furthermore the use of a swaddling blanket has been revealed to help the newborn sleep better as well as for a longer time period as well as being more comfy. The swaddling blanket prevents any swift movements thatmight cause the baby to awaken.  This consequently helps to enhance the parent’s sleep quality as well as the total of hours they sleep too.

Infants who are wrapped in a swaddling blanket are believed to feel more safe, this sensation is comparable to that of how they felt whilst in their mother’s womb. The swaddling blanket can help in regulating temperatures, therefore  enabling the baby to be warm and cozy while sleeping.

If the infant is positioned in the swaddling blanket whilst it is awake the mother can easily hold on to and carry the baby around, the blanket changes the newborn into a tiny handy bundle. The swaddling blanket prevents the newborn’s hands from getting in the  way during breastfeeding time.

The swaddling blanket is used generally for infants to around four months of age. If the infant has always been used to being swaddled then this method might be used for a longer time.

Infants need time to adapt to the swaddling blanket, it may well be better to modify the swaddling method in the beginning, possibly leaving the arms free for the first while. The swaddling blanket ought to always feel close-fitting but not overly  tight. Pay special attention to making sure the newborn’s circulation is not compromised in any way or that the newborn doesn’t become exceedingly fidgety and uncomfortable.

If you are unsure you are using the exact technique with the swaddling blanket ask a nurse or midwife to show the right technique for swaddling your infant.