Babies are popping out left and right around me – all of my friends are having babies and come to think of it, do I really know how to swaddle a newborn? I get the concept of wrapping a baby, but is there a proper way to do it like the nurse does?
It’s almost like a haircut – it always looks so much better when your hairdresser does it right? But remember all of the practice a nurse has – they perform miracles with receiving blankets! Try, try again and eventually you will get the hang of it.
All babies love swaddling because being tight in a bundle makes him or her feel like they are back in the mommy’s womb. It tends to be that babies sleep better when swaddled – incentive right?
Here is what you do:
- Lay out a lightweight blanket on your bed or the floor in a diamond shape. Picture a clock face.
- Fold the top corner (12 o’clock) down about 6 inches.
- Put your baby here, with her head just above the fold and her feet pointing toward 6 o’clock.
- Pick up the right-hand corner of the blanket (3 o’clock) and wrap it firmly over her right arm and chest, then behind her back (under her left arm).
- Next take the 6 o’clock corner of the blanket and pull it up over her feet, tucking it under her chin.
- Finally, pull the remaining corner (9 o’clock) across her body and around and under her back. Tada!
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