#you're not supposed to swaddle them when they're AWAKE but newborns sleep quite a lot
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I just purchased a piece of baby paraphernalia which includes a statement by the original inventor in 1965. I didn't read it thoroughly because I don't care, but my eye did fall upon a line which announced that something was now known to be as useless and out-of-fashion as swaddling babies.
Sir, I have some news from 2023 for you about the popularity and promotion by health authorities of swaddling babies. All of which is to say, it's amazing how old things come around new again in ways we cannot predict.
#for those of you NOT living in baby land#swaddling is considered very good for young (under 3-4 month) babies#to help them sleep#extremely popular and well-regarded#you're not supposed to swaddle them when they're AWAKE but newborns sleep quite a lot#...or...they're supposed to lol#which is where the swaddling comes in!
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