Swaddling is a wonderful thing that Ben has come to appreciate. When he is crying inconsolably for any length of time, especially if we suspect he is tired, we often swaddle him with one of these swaddling blankets. Twice today when he has been tired, fighting sleep, and crying I have swaddled him to a wonderful result. First he calmed down and lay in his crib cooing and smiling at us. Later, I swaddled him and he nearly immediately fell asleep. He stops crying now as soon as the first side is wrapped around him.
We also always swaddle him when he goes to sleep, otherwise he will start awake after a very short time. I prefer to use the Swaddle Baby, but when it is very warm or sometime during the day at nap times I just swaddle him in a receiving blanket. This only works for wrapping his arms, as he is too long and will kick any attempt to restrain the legs with the blanket. I often use a second blanket for his legs.
I now realize that with the heat of summer I need to make new linen blankets so that Ben can have the comfort of being swaddled with out the heat of the flannel blankets. I purchased one Swaddle Baby and was able to use it to make a pattern and make two more, so making one out of linen or cotton won't be too difficult. It's just finding the time and energy to sew.
The original Swaddle Baby:
The 2 blankets I made:
1 comment:
*sigh* nothing more adorable than a sleeping baby! Love the blankets :)
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