Your baby will give you several hints when she’s hungry:
When
you touch her lips, her mouth will open like a
baby bird waiting for food from the mother bird.
She’ll only suck on a pacifier for a minute or two before
getting frustrated with it.
If given the breast or bottle, she’ll
suck and swallow
vigorously.
Please don’t worry that swaddling might make your baby
forget to eat. It may help calm a baby who’s mildly hungry, but
it won’t satisfy one who’s famished.
10. My baby often seems jumpy and nervous. Will swaddling help
this?
Some babies
can sleep through a hurricane, yet others startle
every time the phone rings. These babies aren’t nervous; they’re
just sensitive. Swaddling helps by muffling their startle
reactions and keeping them from upsetting themselves.
11. Is there any risk to putting my baby to sleep wrapped in a
blanket?
As
mentioned earlier, doctors recommend that babies not
sleep with loose bedding, such as pillows,
soft toys,
etc. Only
use a blanket that is securely wrapped around your baby.
12. Shouldn’t we be teaching our children to be free and not bound
up?
Freedom is wonderful, but as we all know,
with freedom
comes responsibility. If a baby can calm herself, she has earned
the right to be unwrapped. However, many newborns can’t
handle the great big world. They still need a few more months
of cozy swaddling to keep from thrashing about uncontrollably.
13. What happens if my baby gets an itch when her arms are
swaddled?
Luckily, this is never a problem. Young babies don’t get clear
messages from their bodies, so they don’t get an itchy feeling.
Babies also have short attention spans. Unlike adults who go
wild when they can’t
reach an itch, infants never give it a
second “thought.” (Besides, they couldn’t really control their
bodies well enough to scratch themselves even if they did get
an itch.)
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