Contents:
- Medical Video: SwaddleMe: A Demonstration
- Benefits of holding a baby
- 1. Make your baby sleep better
- 2. Reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- 3. Helps babies sleep longer
- 4. Helps calm the baby
- 5. Improve neuromuscular development
- Which must be considered when membedong baby
- When do you have to stop babies?
Medical Video: SwaddleMe: A Demonstration
Surely you have often seen newborns like to be hidden by their parents. For several months since birth, babies will often be buried, especially when the baby is sleeping. This may be a habit. But, some say that it is not necessary to hold babies. Actually, does it need to be a baby? Is there a benefit to conceal a baby?
Benefits of holding a baby
The habit of membebong babies who have been done for generations, it turns out beneficial for newborns. Some of the benefits of holding a baby are:
1. Make your baby sleep better
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), blending babies is useful for making babies sleep more soundly and comfortably, and can soothe babies, if the baby is carried out properly.
2. Reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
According to AAP, too, baby babies can reduce the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) in newborns, but note that the baby should be placed on his supine position facing up. Swaddling babies makes it harder for babies to move everywhere during sleep, so this can protect them from dangerous things that can cause SIDS during sleep.
3. Helps babies sleep longer
Babies are usually easily awakened because of a small thing that disturbs and surprises him. By membongong babies, this can be prevented and make baby sleep better and longer. The need for baby sleep time is fulfilled, which can support the growth and development of the baby.
4. Helps calm the baby
Swaddling babies can make babies feel warmer. This can remind them of the environment when they are still in the womb. Babies who are covered are usually less likely to cry. If the baby cries or writhes when dibedong, meaning the baby wants his arms and legs to move freely. It's best to loosen up a little between your baby.
5. Improve neuromuscular development
Swaddling babies can limit the movement of the baby's hands and feet. This can help babies develop better motor skills in the future. The benefits of membongong baby are especially very helpful for premature babies.
Which must be considered when membedong baby
- When sleeping, you should keep an eye on the baby who is not lying until he rolls over and sleeps in a prone position. Sleeping in a prone position can prevent the baby's airway from blocking, so that it can increase the risk of a baby having SIDS. In addition, try to avoid any objects around the baby when he sleeps, such as blankets or pillows. These objects can cover the baby's nose, so he can have difficulty breathing.
- Do not be too tight in carrying babies. Try to get a little loose so the baby can move a little and the breath is not tight. Swaddling too tight can also make a baby overheat. If the baby is overheated, the baby sweats, his hair is wet, his cheeks are red, and his breathing becomes faster, it is better to separate the baby.
When do you have to stop babies?
Newborns are usually immediately dibedong. However, two months after the baby is born, it seems the baby does not need to be dibedong anymore.
Babies are covered to give warmth to babies, soothe babies, make babies sleep better, and help reduce the risk of SIDS when the baby sleeps. But, when the baby is more than 2 months old, it seems that the benefits of holding this baby cannot be obtained by the baby. What's more, two-month-old babies have started learning to roll over. Babies who roll when lying down while sleeping and make him sleep in a prone position can actually increase the risk of SIDS.
Starting at the age of two months when the baby has started learning to roll or when the baby is not comfortable dibedong, the baby should not need to be swaddled again.
