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| 363.1 | Yes, swaddle | ISTG::DAVILA | | Fri Sep 21 1990 18:57 | 9 |
| In fact, when I took my Lamaze classes (almost five years ago), they show you
how to do it, since it is supposed to make new babies feel secure - remember
they are pretty tight in the uterus before they are born. I wished I could have
done it for more than a couple of months. I found that as babies get bigger
they kick themselves out of the blanket.
It's amazing that somebody did this with a 2 year old! That sounds wonderful.
Mari
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| 363.2 | yes it worked for me for a while | EMASA2::TRUMPOLT | Liz - ML05-3/T92 - 223-6321 | Fri Sep 21 1990 19:15 | 8 |
| My husband and I did this to my son for the first couple of months when
he was born. He loved it and he slept realy good and for longer
periods of time inbetween feedings which was great for me becasue I
could get some rest. I wish I could do it to him know, he is almost 11
months old and by no means stay wraped in a blanket. But it would be
nice if he did.
Liz
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| 363.3 | ditto | TOOK::CURRIER | | Fri Sep 21 1990 20:19 | 3 |
| I swaddled my human electron when she was an infant. She was able to
relax and sleep much better. I did it as long as she liked it. I
can't remember when I stopped.
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| 363.4 | | CSC32::WILCOX | Back in the High Life, Again | Sat Sep 22 1990 01:00 | 8 |
| We tried it, as it was supposed to ease colic. Well, for Kathryne
nothing but time did the trick. Not swaddling, not trying 4 different
formulas, not drugs. (yes, we were THAT desparate!)
It did, however, make it easy to tote her around and looks cute, not
to mention keeping them cozy.
LIz
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| 363.5 | Depends upon the child | MAJORS::MANDALINCI | | Mon Sep 24 1990 08:10 | 9 |
| No way with my son - he came out kicking!!! The first day he stayed
swaddled but the next day, he was ready to let loose!!! The even kicked
off what the nurses were able to wrap tight around him. Just like his
Dad, who HATES to have his feet covered. You should see the beds in the
morning between the 2 of them!!!
If it works do it but the child's personality might dictate!!!
Andrea
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| 363.6 | | FDCV07::HSCOTT | Lynn Hanley-Scott | Mon Sep 24 1990 12:29 | 7 |
| We did it for all of 2 days.... since Ryan was a summer baby, it was
just too warm to wrap him up tightly.
FYI, not only is it done to keep babies snug as bugs in rugs, but also
keeps them from "scaring" themselves initially with their startle
reflex... when their limbs start randomly flying!
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| 363.7 | Worked for us | NOVA::WASSERMAN | Deb Wasserman, DTN 264-1863 | Mon Sep 24 1990 14:48 | 8 |
| We swaddled Marc for about the first 4 months or so... until he got too
big for the blanket and too wiggly to stay wrapped. We used to wrap
him in a receiving blanket and lay him down on his side with the flap
of the blanket under him. He'd stay in that exact position all night.
We laugh about that now when we check on him at night and he's laying
any which way in the crib (stomach, back, side, feet-and-head reversed,
squished in the corner, etc.). When he was born, I used to wonder what
we needed the bumpers for anyway, he didn't move a muscle all night!
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| 363.8 | Also, try a Nest | VAXUUM::FONTAINE | | Mon Sep 24 1990 15:47 | 11 |
| Another thing to do to keep the child feeling secure is to make a
"nest" in his/her crib. Do this by taking towels and rolling them up
(tube-like) and placing them in a rectangle in the crib. take a large
receiving blanket and lay it over the whole square and place the baby
in the center. The nest has sides; you can make it as big or small as
you want. It helped Andrew; he felt the boundaries which made him feel
secure. We only did this till around 4-5 months because at that age
they like to move around a little more.
Nancy
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| 363.9 | an 8 month old - too old? | USCTR2::PNOVITCH | PAM | Mon Sep 24 1990 18:10 | 6 |
| Michele is 8 months old. I'd have to pin the back of the blanket
because she's mighty strong!
Any thoughts on that?
Pam
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| 363.10 | He still likes being wrapped..at 3.5! | NRADM::TRIPPL | | Mon Sep 24 1990 19:38 | 12 |
| I'd say if you have to pin the blanket, then it's defeating the
purpose. (But JMHO)
AJ still likes to have a blanket wrapped around him when he's not quite
feeling right, and we still rock him occationally (his front to our
front blanket over his back). For that matter we watch about a half hour
of TV before bedtime and he insists on having a blanket over his lower half
(looks like an old person with a lap blanket) What we've noticed is that
he'll wake up during the night if he's kicked off the blankets.
Lyn
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| 363.11 | help to settle down. | USCTR2::PNOVITCH | PAM | Tue Sep 25 1990 14:19 | 6 |
| .10 - regarding 'defeating the purpose'
The purpose for this is to settle her down so she falls asleep. Sorry
if I was not clear.
Pam
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| 363.12 | works for a 31 year old! | FRAGLE::KUDLICH | | Wed Nov 07 1990 15:22 | 7 |
| If holding her helps, swaddling or nesting might help also. It used to
with Nathan, but he's too active now...but it still helps with me!
When I'm unhappy, nothing's better than wrapping up in a big friendly
quilt or being held!
Adrienne
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