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What is "swaddling"? What are the pros and cons?

 Swaddling is an age-old technique for keeping an infant warm and secure. To swaddle your baby, spread a receiving blanket out flat, with one corner folded over. Lay your baby face-up on the blanket, with his head resting on the folded corner. Wrap the left corner over his body and tuck it beneath him. Bring the bottom corner up over his feet, and then wrap the right corner around him, leaving only his head and neck exposed. Don't cover your baby's face with the blanket, since that could overheat or suffocate him. And make sure you don't wrap your baby too tightly, or his circulation could be cut off.

Swaddling creates a slight pressure around your baby's body that gives most newborns a sense of security. Some babies, though, don't enjoy being swaddled.

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