Two days ago, when talking about the baby's sleep problems, I mentioned the problem of wrapping the baby, and emphasized the importance of wrapping many times, but there are always novice parents who question: "Isn't it a bad Xi to tie up the baby?"Why do you say yes now?”
Today, let's talk about the problem of wrapping the baby in detail.
The baby still has free space in the mother's belly in the early stage, and it has basically been tightly wrapped and curled up in the last three months, as shown in the figure
So, little babies love and rely on this feeling of being tightly wrapped, which is why there is a tradition of wrapping babies in every country.
If they are not tightly wrapped, many babies will feel insecure, cry and do not sleep, sleep is not steady, easy to wake up, until they return to the warm embrace of adults.
I didn't understand when my little baby was born, I didn't burp him, and I didn't wrap him, so that he slept very poorly, and every time the whole family had to take turns to hold him to sleep, and then there was a time after taking a shower to wrap him up and forget to open it, and then he slept very well all night, and then he would deliberately wrap him when he slept, and the effect was very good every time, it was so magical. Looking at my Xiaobao alone, I may think it is an example, but after checking the relevant information and the feedback from friends around me, I feel more and more that there is a world of difference between the package and the non-package.
Therefore, we must look at the problem scientifically from a dialectical point of view, and stop questioning the matter of wrapping the baby.
The older generation wraps the baby like this, which is the so-called "candle bag":
This wrapping method will forcibly straighten the baby's legs, and it will cause a lot of pressure on the baby's hip joint for a long time, and even have the possibility of dislocation, so this wrapping method is not advisable. Some novice parents may therefore beat the "package" to death, which is actually not right, you can't give up drinking water to eat because you will choke on drinking water to eat, what we need to do is to wrap the baby correctly.
So what does the right one look like, take a look at the picture below:
A properly wrapped lower half will leave plenty of room for your baby's legs to bend naturally, but their arms are tightly fastened to their sides, leaving no room to move.
It should be noted that there is no need to tie it up with a rope like the traditional wrapping, and the towel or even a suitable cloth itself can wrap the baby well.
If you really can't do it, you can also buy a sleeping bag specially designed to wrap your baby, just pay extra attention to the thickness according to the season.
Does the baby have to be wrapped all day?
No, it only needs to be wrapped when the baby is sleeping, and the package needs to be unwrapped when awake or when **, so as to ensure that the baby sleeps while not affecting his activities and physical growth.
Why is the baby still squirming and sleeping badly after being wrapped?
This is most likely caused by the baby's flatulence problem, not the baby's resistance to the package. Regarding flatulence, parents should burp the baby in time, do exhaust exercises to expel the gas in the stomach, and talk about it next time.
How big is the bag?
By about 4 months of age, the startle reaction will basically disappear. Of course, if the baby has enough strength before this time that you can't wrap it tightly, you can also release one hand to let him get used to it first, and then gradually let go of the other.
Wrapping the baby is actually very scientific, many babies can sleep well after wrapping, otherwise it is easy to develop a bad Xi of sleeping for the baby!
Of course, there is a premise here, that is, your baby has the problem of not sleeping well and waking up easily