Caring for Your Newborn Baby

Helpful Advice for New Moms: Caring for Your Newborn

Here is a great article on the value of swaddling your newborn to help soothe her. The theory behind swaddling is that it mimics the conditions of the womb, i.e. tight snug quarters. Then, if you rock or swing your baby it further mimics the experience of the womb since when you were pregnant you were usually moving around creating an active environment for your baby.

Here is a link to an article about swaddling your baby:

http://pregnancyandbaby.com/pregnancy/baby/Swaddling--Independence-versus-interdependence-3770.htm




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Also, here is a link to a thoughtful blog entry about the difficulties of caring for a newborn who is crying inconsolably:

http://birthsupport.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/crying-babies-and-shaken-baby-syndrome/


Original post at New Mom Central.