My motto as a parent is: whatever gets you through the night.
I put both my kids to sleep on their stomachs - this was before the experts decided that sleeping on the stomach presented an increased risk of SIDS.
If you're still swaddling him when he's 11 years old, then you may have a problem.
And of course, if he grows up and he's into B&D, well. We'll either blame it on the swaddling or we'll cite it as proof that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. *g*
well i don't have kids, but i've helped raise a few (as you know) and swaddling is common practise in hospitals. i don't see anything wrong with doing it. It's a security blanket for babies, so if it helps the baby sleep and you sleep and he seems to like it whats wrong with that? he will eventually grow out of it, and if he doesn't you can apply the toughlove then lol
I read this as, "apply the tough glove," and as a non-parent, I wondered what "the tough glove" might be! (Sounds kind of kinky!)
I know nothing about babies, but I can't see what's wrong with swaddling, I mean eventually the child's going to be strong enough to "escape" if he wants to.
Wonder if it works on cats. Mine won't stop sleeping on top of my chest. Not too comfortable if you have asthma!
I'm surprised you were told swaddling was a SIDS risk. My twins were preemies and they were always swaddled while they were hospitalized and we were strongly encouraged to continue when we took them home. If it's not hurting him and helps him sleep I don't see the problem. My boys are 2 1/2 noe and one or both of them usually ends up in bed with us. So if you find something that works, why not. jule
Yes, mine was also a preemie and spent his first 10 days in the nursery, where he was swaddled constantly. I thought it was kind of ironic that the nurses there do exactly what they tell you NOT to do when you take him home. When I asked about that, they said they didn't worry about SIDS there because the babies were constantly monitored. But still, it's not exactly setting an example!
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I put both my kids to sleep on their stomachs - this was before the experts decided that sleeping on the stomach presented an increased risk of SIDS.
If you're still swaddling him when he's 11 years old, then you may have a problem.
And of course, if he grows up and he's into B&D, well. We'll either blame it on the swaddling or we'll cite it as proof that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. *g*
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Amazing, isn't it? His Toronto birthday party will probably be on Saturday the 28th - mark your calendar!
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I read this as, "apply the tough glove," and as a non-parent, I wondered what "the tough glove" might be! (Sounds kind of kinky!)
I know nothing about babies, but I can't see what's wrong with swaddling, I mean eventually the child's going to be strong enough to "escape" if he wants to.
Wonder if it works on cats. Mine won't stop sleeping on top of my chest. Not too comfortable if you have asthma!
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Ah, the joy of cats! Mine seems to prefer my face or better yet, my trachea. I think he's trying to suffocate me in my sleep!
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