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Re: 'Happiest baby on the block' tips

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 5 Jul 2003 15:03:47 -0500 (CDT)

At Sat, 5 Jul 2003, Katya wrote: >
>Dear Darcie,
>
>I am so glad swaddling worked for you! You are right - 20 hours of
>swaddling IS too much, and I was terribly worried about this in the
>first week when she was swaddled that much, but my baby cried and became
>frantic when unswaddled at first. So I had to teach her to be
>unswaddled. I literally used to count minutes - 10-20 min of unswaddled
>time between diapers, 20 minutes of baby massage, 15 minutes during
>bath, etc. Any longer and she would dissolve in screams. We gradually
>added minutes to freedom times. By 4 weeks, she was only swaddled at
>night and during the afternoon nap - that would be 11-12 hours a day
>(8-9 hours at night + 3 hours during the day). Baby is 7 weeks old.
>
>My baby was over her birthweight during the 1-week pediatric appointment
>and reaching her developmental milestones early so far, so the
>pediatrician approved what we were doing since the baby was clearly
>thriving. I believe that we as parents are here to listen to our
>children, and since my baby was giving every indication that lots of
>swaddling was right for her during the first 2 weeks, I followed her
>lead, but gently encouraged her to give up excessive swaddling time as
>best as I could.
>
>The essence of Dr. Karp's book is the explanation of the baby's calming
>reflex and how to turn it on. Swaddling is only 1 part; there are 4
>more parts, and knowing them all may come in handy during a colicky
>spell.
>
>Best wishes to you and your five (wow!) kids,
>
>--
>Katya

Just to clarify- swaddling my 5 week old 20 hrs per day would be too much. I can see how it would start out that way with a newborn though- they keep them tightly swaddled in the hospital, and even show you how. My baby cried for hours the second night after she was born, and has continued to be very fussy- I am grateful to understand that it may be from her feeling insecure and in need of swaddling- at least last night proved something to us. We feel so helpless and bad for her when she cries for hours, if this gives her some relief then that's awesome:) Best wishes to you too, Darcie



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