In addition to spending the first 9 months life surrounded by the comfort of womb sounds, your newborn also spent the first 9 months of their life snuggled in the cozy comfort of the womb itself.  That is why many newborns are so soothed by swaddling.  In fact, swaddling babies is so effective at helping newborns sleep that it has been practiced for hundreds of years by people all over the world.

 

Swaddling newborns is the practice of snuggly wrapping your baby in a blanket for warmth and security.  It works because it keeps your baby warm, reminds them of the womb, and keeps them from being disturbed by their own startle reflex.  Swaddling a baby is easy, if you know how.  For great step-by-step instructions, see this website.

 

So, next time you need to calm your baby, try swaddling.  It’s easy to do, and very soothing for most newborns.

 

Andrew Dolbin-MacNab

Pediasleep LLC

 

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     About the Author:

 

Andrew Dolbin-MacNab is a father, sound-engineer, and the founding member of Pediasleep LLC, a leader in the production of white noise and other soothing sounds to aid the healthy sleep of infants, cosleepers, and parents. Having successfully survived his daughter's early sleep problems with the help of white noise, he is also an expert on infant sleep problems and their solutions. Pediasleep can be found online at http://www.Pediasleep.com.