swaddling

     

Swadling is an age-old practice of wrapping infants snugly in swaddling cloths, blankets or similar cloth so that movement of the limbs is tightly restricted. Swaddling bands were often used to further restrict the infant. It was commonly believed that this was essential for the infants to develop proper posture.

Trivia about swaddling

  • "She brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in ____ clothes"
  • Harvey Karp's "The Happiest Baby on the Block" lays out the 5 S's, the first being this tight wrapping, or "clothes"
  • Newborn babies were wrapped in these clothes that kept their arms & legs still

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