With today’s knowledge about SIDS, it is safer to sleep young babies on their back and not on their tummy. For this reason, it is important for babies to feel snug and secure to sleep in another way 

Three misconceptions that you hear parents say about swaddling babies' ar:

1.    My baby doesn't like his hands wrapped up tight

2.    My baby fights the wrap when I put him in it

3.    He is struggling to get free

Three benefits to swaddling babies the way this video shows are:

1.  The hands are wrapped and placed in a natural position (you will notice babies place their hands on their chest when you have them lying contented and unwrapped on their back)

2.  Wrap them securely before their nervous system is out of control and over loaded

3.  Once they are asleep it prevents the startle reflex waking them between sleep cycles; allowing for a longer more settled sleep

Swaddling babies to aid settled sleep is appropriate until they are six months old. There is much more information about how to settle babies to sleep and why they may not be sleeping in 'Putting them to Sleep' eBook or .'mum & baby together we learn'

The swaddling technique that is shown in this video is appropriate for the first three months after that you can leave babies' arms free of the wrap which allows them to be able to suck their fist or fingers to self settle.

Read more on how to mimic the womb environment for settled baby sleep.

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This article was brought to you by Jan Murray, Private Child Health Consultant who is an internationally renowned expert in her field. Jan encourages parents in the area of infant sleep, nutrition, activities and family balance. She publishes regular ezine and blog articles to provide free parenting tips, tools and resources to educate and support those caring for young babies and children. For more online resources visit http://www.settlepetal.com