Thursday, September 27, 2007

Swaddling Baby

Baby swaddling is not so popular nowadays. But it is a famous practice in many countries, Middle East, Turkey, Afghanistan and Albania. Baby swaddling is not known among people of North America and Western Europe.

Recent study has shown that baby swaddling will help to reduce the possibility of colic baby. Baby swaddling help out with the problem of colic baby because during swaddling, your baby is being swaddle firmly in a blanker where they will feel secure and thus will help in colicky baby. Besides that during baby swaddling, newborn have the high tendency to concentrate, remaining relax and calm due to your efforts of resolving their need. Baby swaddling, will help to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Babies are hold in a stable and firm position while sleeping thus lowering the risk of sudden infant death. Baby swaddling should be practice among American and Western Europe especially at the age of three months as this is the age of high risk sudden infant death.

Baby swaddling give the sense of security to your newborn. They haven been staying for nine months in the uterus where it is restricted and warm, swaddling help to reproduce the feeling of warm and restricted as if in the uterus. Giving them the feeling help to secure and relax them. Thus increasing the sleeping period of the baby where they will feel more relaxing due o the prevention of sudden movement which will awake them. Swaddling can also help to increase the sleeping cycle of the baby. In addition to that, baby swaddling give baby the warm feeling where their body temperature is being regulated. Swaddling helps the baby and mother to get more rest, as baby sleep more and mother will be able to rest.

What you need to concern during baby swaddling is the overheating. It is suggest swaddling your baby with only diaper during summer time. Clothes and shirt can be excluded. Apart from that, you should also avoid to cover baby head during swaddling. As long as you are following the instruction of swaddling and apply the proper way to swaddle your baby, the temperature was not an issue to worry. Give special care to guarantee your baby circulation is proper and baby is comfortable with the swaddling process. Consult your doctor or nurse and seek for the correct method of baby swaddling.

Swaddling will help to increase your and baby sleeping time, why do not want to give it a try As it really benefits both the parents and children.

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