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    How To Swaddle Your Baby

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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for safely swaddling a baby to help them sleep longer and cry less. It outlines the four steps: 1) arranging the blanket in a diamond shape and placing the baby, 2) wrapping one side of the blanket across the chest, 3) wrapping the bottom of the blanket around the feet, and 4) securing the final corner. It advises stopping swaddling once a baby begins rolling over, usually around 3-4 months.

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    How To Swaddle Your Baby

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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for safely swaddling a baby to help them sleep longer and cry less. It outlines the four steps: 1) arranging the blanket in a diamond shape and placing the baby, 2) wrapping one side of the blanket across the chest, 3) wrapping the bottom of the blanket around the feet, and 4) securing the final corner. It advises stopping swaddling once a baby begins rolling over, usually around 3-4 months.

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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for safely swaddling a baby to help them sleep longer and cry less. It outlines the four steps: 1) arranging the blanket in a diamond shape and placing the baby, 2) wrapping one side of the blanket across the chest, 3) wrapping the bottom of the blanket around the feet, and 4) securing the final corner. It advises stopping swaddling once a baby begins rolling over, usually around 3-4 months.

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    How To Swaddle Your Baby

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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for safely swaddling a baby to help them sleep longer and cry less. It outlines the four steps: 1) arranging the blanket in a diamond shape and placing the baby, 2) wrapping one side of the blanket across the chest, 3) wrapping the bottom of the blanket around the feet, and 4) securing the final corner. It advises stopping swaddling once a baby begins rolling over, usually around 3-4 months.

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    How to swaddle your baby: Step-by-step instructions

    Swaddling can help your newborn sleep longer and cry less—two things parents

    definitely want. Here's how swaddle your baby safely—and when to stop wrapping your

    baby in swaddle blankets.

    STEP 1 OF SWADDLING YOUR BABY


    Step 1: Arrange the blanket on a safe surface in a diamond shape, and fold the top corner down.
    Set your baby on top with her shoulders at the fold.

    STEP 2 OF OF SWADDLING YOUR BABY


    Step 2: Pull one side of the blanket diagonally across your baby’s chest and tuck it under her
    body.
    STEP 3 OF SWADDLING YOUR BABY
    Step 3: Pull the bottom of the blanket up and over the feet and toward your baby’s shoulder,
    without making the legs too tight.

    STEP 4 OF SWADDLING YOUR BABY


    Step 4: Fold the last corner snugly across your baby’s chest and tuck it beneath her.
    Why should I swaddle my baby?

    You were probably gifted many adorable swaddling blankets and you should definitely put them
    to use. Pediatrician Harvey Karp, who’s the author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and The
    Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep, says the key to soothing your baby is using the five Ss:
    swaddling, side or stomach lying, shushing, swinging and sucking. Wrapping your baby in a
    swaddle blanket mimics the womb and provides that continuous touch and support babies love,
    which helps them sleep longer and cry less.

    How to safely swaddle

    You may have heard about studies saying swaddling increases your baby’s risk of SIDS, but
    often these parents haven’t swaddled properly (make sure to follow the steps above) or didn’t
    follow safe sleep practices. Your baby should always be placed on her back to sleep and there
    should never be any other blankets, stuffed animals or soft toys in the crib. You also shouldn’t
    have bumpers on the crib rails. 7 sleep mistakes new parents make
    Be careful not to tightly wrap your baby’s legs so they are straight—having the hips and knees
    extended like this can lead to hip dysplasia. Give your baby a little bit of wiggle room in the
    lower body to bend their legs.

    When do I stop swaddling my baby

    As soon as your baby starts to try to roll over, the American Association of Pediatrics advises
    you stop swaddling. This usually happens around the three- or four-month mark. Swaddling
    becomes unsafe once your baby can roll over because when they turn over to their stomach they
    can’t get their arms out of the swaddle to reposition themselves. You should never swaddle a
    baby that’s six months or older. Many parents worry about stopping swaddling because it helps
    their baby sleep well at night, but now is the time to try a soothing bedtime routine.

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