Our Nathanael is such a great sleeper -at night. I am thankful for that. Right after we brought him home from the hospital, he slept so well. I had to wake him up after 4 hours to feed him – and he fell right back asleep. I feel so blessed, because those of you who have followed my blog for a while, know that we have had sleep issues with our Princess.
In the day time? Nathanael is not that great of a sleeper. In fact, he has a hard time sleeping in the daytime. He gets fussy, because he is so tired. He really wants to be held all day. When I wear him, he does fall asleep for a while, but usually just wants milk all day long. So we have learned that if we swaddle him tightly, and give him a pacifier, he does a lot better in the daytime.
How to Swaddle A Baby in 5 Easy Steps:
2. Lay baby’s head above the fold.
3. Holding one arm down, take one corner and cross over baby’s body tucking under.
4. Fold the bottom corner up and over baby’s body, be sure not to cover mouth, fold if necessary.
5. Holding the other arm down, take the last corner crossing over baby’s body again and tuck under body.
Voila! Wasn’t that easy?
OH How I miss having a little one!
Swaddling does work and is very important for babies to feel safe.
It is good that you show people how to do it properly
because it can be a trick to learn 🙂
Thanks, Jenny. It does work well. I am glad we are doing it with this baby.
You know…even though i don’t have kids, this will be AWESOME to use when getting my rabbits ready to trim their nails. Easier to handle in a bunny burrito I wager.
That is a good idea, Isabella. I am sure it would work very well with your rabbits.
Swaddling is the best secret my midwife ever told me. Great pics, makes it easy to understand.
Thanks, Ghada. I appreciate you stopping by.
I swaddled both my babies and it definitely did help them sleep. Makes me wish mine were tiny again!
I remember when people told me this was the easy stage (when I had my first). I didn’t believe them, now I know. This is the sweetest easiest stage 🙂
I swaddled both babies and it helped them sleep for sure!!! I need another baby now!
Very informative! I used to swaddle my baby dolls 🙂 No babies for me, yet… 🙂
My daughter wrapped her dollie today. It was cute. Then she lifted her shirt and “breast fed” her dollie. 🙂
Great demonstration!
Very cute baby! I love swaddling my son when he was a newborn and he liked it too.