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Monday, August 2, 2010

Swaddling a Fussy Baby: How to Calm Crying

Calming a fussy baby is one of parenting’s most important tasks: let’s face it; if Baby isn’t happy, no one’s happy! Information about soothing colicky or cranky infants sometimes omits a simple and effective solution: swaddling!

How to Calm a Baby With Colic

Whether your baby has been diagnosed with colic or not, swaddling an infant who cries more than usual can often be calming for parents and baby. Some babies spend more time crying than others; theories about the reasons why include developmental issues, startling responses to their own movements, or simply the insecure feeling of being outside the womb—Baby’s first swaddle. Researchers have found that swaddled babies tend to be less likely than others to cry.

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