blan-ket:noun
1. a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.
2. a large piece of thick cloth for use as a bed covering, animal covering, etc. enabling a person or animal to retain natural body heat.
swad•dle, swaddled: verb 1. to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes swad•dling: verb, 2. to wrap (anything) round with bandages. swad•dling blan•ket:noun, 3. used to swaddle
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Benefits of Swaddling Your Baby
When your baby is swaddled, he or she is taken back to the days in the womb, when everything was comfortable, safe and snug.
Swaddling has a number of key benefits for both parents and babies – when done correctly and safely:
Swaddled babies sleep longer and sounder.
Swaddled babies experience less anxiety.
Swaddling prevents unnecessary wake-ups due to the startle reflex.
Swaddling eliminates the need for comfort items in baby’s crib – no pillows, bumpers, blankets, stuffed animals, etc. (using these items in crib have been linked to SIDS)
Swaddling prevent face-scratching.
Swaddling mimics touch, which is important for baby especially when they wake up at night.
Swaddling helps maintain the back sleeping position and also reminds tired parents to place baby on back to sleep.
Swaddling soothes babies with colic (again, when swaddled, they feel secure and safe just like they felt in the womb).
Swaddling in the hands-over-heart position is the preferred sleeping position for babies; in this position they learn to self-soothe and can get back to sleep on their own.
Swaddling benefits parents too — when baby sleeps more, mom and dad sleep more!
