P2B preferred swaddle

Check out Miss A at 2 weeks of age rocking P2B preferred swaddle.

P2B recommends transition to 1 hand out from 3 weeks (for a term baby).

Remember this is only a suggestion, like anything I recommend – If it doesn’t resonate with you, if you don’t think it will work for your little one then that is 100% OK.

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Let me explain the why …

I find (most) babies like the freedom of one hand out. Remember they had 2 free hands in utero (during pregnancy) and although it was at times, a tight fit, they could freely suck their fingers and have their hands to their face, providing comfort.

Having a hand out early allows your little one some familiarity in that 4th trimester and/or a hand to suck on if needed to assist with soothing and comfort. P2B doesn’t recommend 2 free arms until around 3 months. This is because of their startle reflex, which most have outgrown by this stage.

You also want to transition them to both hands out before they start rolling (usually from 4+ months for most) to avoid even more developmental / transitions happening around that 4-month mark!

P2B also finds a hand out early makes an easier transition to 2 free hands. Imagine having both of your hands swaddled or winged until 4 to 6 months and then having to get both hands free – what a huge transition that would be! There are some swaddles that allow for hands to be up and winged like …. but I find little ones with a strong startle reflex still startle themselves awake.

Obviously, they work well for some (life would be boring if we were all the same) and if you are using them and they are working .. keep using them.

P2b loves a good stretchy material for the swaddle.

Check out the swaddling videos www.parents2b.com.au

Swaddle firmly around the torso – ensuring their legs/hips are left free for hip health.

As a midwife for many years (not keen to show my age)… I can swaddle firmly. Some parents struggle with this and that’s where the sleeping bags become an easier option. Even with a sleeping bag, I encourage 1 hand out by no later than 3 weeks.

The Ergococoon is my sleeping bag of choice for this reason.

It gives you the freedom of a hand out without issue. If your little one is too small for the sleeping bag, swaddling under the bag can help then feel secure, and if they manage to get their hand(s) free they are still “swaddled” within the bag!

Remember all babies are DIFFERENT. This swaddle may not work for your baby and that’s ok.

You have to do what works for YOUR baby!

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