Swaddling is an old custom in which babies are swathed tight. Therefore the child gets less external stimuli and the child is quiet.
Back Then
Swaddling is an ancient tradition which was used until the end of the eighteenth century in the Netherlands. One bakerde the children because they thought it the bruises sustained at birth, would heal better. Also thought that prevent an umbilical hernia could be this and that the children this would not grow crooked. The latter was moreover not such a bad idea, because the children were in a tight box bed or in a drawer. Swaddling often done by a baker. Children in the first three months of life were so wrapped in rags, they were a stiff doll.
Today
Since the mid-nineties is swaddle again very becoming popular. The current swaddling is temporarily applied to crying babies and babies who sleep difficult. These babies are swaddled to sleep; the difference is almost immediate. In this way the peace and regularity can return.
However, there is also criticism of the swaddle because the hunger stimulus of swaddled babies is suppressed, that breastfeeding is disturbed. There are other medical indications that swaddling is not recommended. Children with an increased risk of hip abnormality, such as hip dysplasia, and children with an increased risk of a defect in the spine (scoliosis) may not be swaddled (increased risk means that an older sibling, a parent or grandparents or uncle / aunt suffered from such a disorder). Children with fever should never be swaddled! A swaddled child's body heat can hardly lost and the heat accumulation, which can occur in swaddling with fever can lead to convulsions, coma or death. For the same reason it is not recommended for the first 24 hours after vaccination in dry-nurse. Also, children with respiratory tract infections should not be swaddled. Furthermore great caution in infants with eczema and babies who spit a lot (especially in gastroesophageal reflux esofegale).
It is recommended to reduce the swaddle for the age of 6 months. A swaddled child could turn to the abdomen. This is a risk factor for SIDS.
Back Then
Swaddling is an ancient tradition which was used until the end of the eighteenth century in the Netherlands. One bakerde the children because they thought it the bruises sustained at birth, would heal better. Also thought that prevent an umbilical hernia could be this and that the children this would not grow crooked. The latter was moreover not such a bad idea, because the children were in a tight box bed or in a drawer. Swaddling often done by a baker. Children in the first three months of life were so wrapped in rags, they were a stiff doll.
Today
Since the mid-nineties is swaddle again very becoming popular. The current swaddling is temporarily applied to crying babies and babies who sleep difficult. These babies are swaddled to sleep; the difference is almost immediate. In this way the peace and regularity can return.
However, there is also criticism of the swaddle because the hunger stimulus of swaddled babies is suppressed, that breastfeeding is disturbed. There are other medical indications that swaddling is not recommended. Children with an increased risk of hip abnormality, such as hip dysplasia, and children with an increased risk of a defect in the spine (scoliosis) may not be swaddled (increased risk means that an older sibling, a parent or grandparents or uncle / aunt suffered from such a disorder). Children with fever should never be swaddled! A swaddled child's body heat can hardly lost and the heat accumulation, which can occur in swaddling with fever can lead to convulsions, coma or death. For the same reason it is not recommended for the first 24 hours after vaccination in dry-nurse. Also, children with respiratory tract infections should not be swaddled. Furthermore great caution in infants with eczema and babies who spit a lot (especially in gastroesophageal reflux esofegale).
It is recommended to reduce the swaddle for the age of 6 months. A swaddled child could turn to the abdomen. This is a risk factor for SIDS.