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Ken and Kristie said, “Whenever Henry sneaks out of his
blanket, he cries as if to say, ‘What have you done for me
lately?’ We’ve found that securing the wrap with duct tape
gives us an extra forty-five minutes of sleep between feedings!”
Dads—The Swaddlers Supreme
I was surprised! I thought my baby girl, Valerie, wouldn’t
like to be wrapped, but once swaddled, she calmed within
seconds. I even taught a guy in the barbershop how to do
it.
Pedro, father of Valerie
If women are from Venus and men are from Mars, then mothers are
from Cuddleland and fathers are from Jiggleland! That is to say,
men usually handle children much more vigorously than women do.
We throw our older kids on the bed, have pillow fights, and hoist
them into the air above our heads—but what about tiny babies?
How do men handle them?
At first, we are often more intimidated by infants than our wives
are; babies seem so tiny and fragile. When we do carry our little
ones around, we often hot-potato them back to our wives the

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moment they cry.
Swaddling, however, is a great way for dads to build confidence.
Fathers often have a natural talent for doing the tight wrapping. In
my experience, their strength, vigor, and dexterity make them
swaddlers supreme!
Mark said, “I can wrap Eli pretty easily. But my wife, Fran, has a
hard time swaddling him. I think she’s too timid to do it tightly
enough.”
The Whys About the “S’s”: Questions Parents Ask About Swaddling
1. When should I start wrapping my baby?
Babies can be swaddled as soon as they’re born. It makes
them feel cozy and warm, like they’re “back home.”
2. Are there babies who don’t need to be swaddled?
Many calm babies do well with no swaddling at all. But the
fussier your baby is, the more she’ll need it. Tight bundling is so
successful at soothing infants that some even have to be
unswaddled in order to wake them up for their feedings.
3. Can swaddling help a baby sleep?
Yes! Even easy babies who don’t need wrapping to keep calm
often sleep more when swaddled. Bundling keeps them from
startling themselves awake. But make sure the wrapping is
tight. It’s not safe to put babies in bed with loose blankets.