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Re: 'Happiest baby on the block' tips

From: mark (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 5 Jul 2003 10:23:53 -0500 (CDT)

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I believe the benefit of swaddling is to mimic the uterus. A familiar place for the baby that is warm, cozy and has a limited amount of space, thus swaddling is comforting to the child as a place of known security. However, the baby IS STILL ABLE TO MOVE THEIR LIMBS AROUND, even going as far as touching their own face. I would think that getting to know your own body would be a developmental stage in life, even if a stray hand might be a little scary AT FIRST. It would be more scary to have the freedom of limb mobility for months in the uterus and then to have is suddenly taken away. A stray hand at night might pose an opportunity to realize a new world. A world with unknown realities that can be experienced, explored and concurred resulting in self confidence and self esteem. So I pose the question. Are you not restricting developement of your own child?

Perhaps you could try just a tightly swaddled blanket, thus allowing your baby to experience life, even if you may have to tend to her a couple of times each night. Believe me that time will go quickly and then it will be gone.

P.S. It is nice to now that Dr. Krap has empowered you to abuse your child for the 1st year of life. If you are so sure it is not abuse I suggest you call local child services department and tell them you tape your baby up 20 hours a day, and plan to do so for its 1st year of life to some extent.

P.S.S. A birthday gift sugestion for her 1st birthday http://www.handcuffs.org/

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Mark

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