Re: 'Happiest baby on the block' tips*repost of original

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>Duct tape *around* the arms IS NOT swaddling. It is also not an
>"industrious" idea!!This is NOT the way they do it in hospitals!! READ
>people. This not only sounds awful IT IS...
>
>>Dear Darcie,
>>

>>
>>However, we have to swaddle and TAPE her with duct tape around the upper
>>arms overnight. I know it sounds awful, but it works and makes for a
>>happy baby. At night, unwaddled and even loosely swaddled babies feel
>>terribly unsafe - their motion control is very poor and they hit
>>themselves in the face, scratch, and get scared because they don't
>>realize it's their own hands that are misbehaving. Dr. Karp explains
>>this and other baby phychology aspects very well. His book gave me and
>>my husband the confidence and the skills to handle our baby well with
>>zero previous baby experience.
>>
>>Our baby usually tries to unswaddle herself at about 3 AM, and if she is
>>successful, she becomes very scared of her arms. Then I pick her up,
>>feed her, swaddle/tape her, and she's back to sleep in 20 minutes. This
>>happened twice in the last month. She used to be swaddled about 20
>>hours a day, and now she's only swaddled during night and the late
>>afternoon nap. I am guessing we'll be done day swaddling in 1-2 months,
>>but night swaddling is good for a year.
>>
>>We also give her about 1 hour of totally naked time per day to make sure
>>there is no diaper rash to make her irritated. She's starting to reach
>>for toys in her bouncy seat, but I am really looking forward to the time
>>that we can play with toys together - make pseudo-tea parties etc.
>>
>>:)
>>
>>--
>>Katya
>>
>>P.S. In the US, you cannot buy large enough swaddling sheets, at least
>>not in the major outlets. Buy regular sheets and make swaddling sheets
>>with a sawing machine.
>>

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