How to swaddle a baby

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Here's two easy ways to swaddle a baby.

The First Technique:

1.) Lay your swaddle in a diamond shape and then fold the top corner in.

2.) Position your baby so their neck is no lower than the top of the fabric.

3.) Put their arm next to their body then pull the swaddle across their chest, tucking it behind their back.

4.) Position their other arm next to their side and pull the excess swaddle from the bottom up and tuck it neatly behind their shoulder.

5.) Finally pull the remainder of the swaddle across the baby's chest to create a V-shape at the front and tuck the excess neatly and firmly behind their back.

* Always remember that once your baby can start to roll you must STOP swaddling.

The Second Technique:

1.) Lay the swaddle in a rectangle.

2.) Place baby, again with their neck no lower than the top of the fabric.

3.) Position their arm next to their body and then pull the swaddle across their chest, tucking it behind their back.

4.) Repeat the procedure for the other side.

5.) Create a fan shape at the bottom of the swaddle and then bring it up neatly across baby's chest.

6.) Tuck the excess in firmly on both side behind baby's back.

 

Please see video for image on how to secure swaddle at the back.