Should we swaddle children? Bashny.Net

Diapers are one of those words that are associated with a small child. In the USSR, the art of swaddling mothers was taught in maternity hospitals, and mandatory. At that time, fixing the baby as a "soldier" was considered the best option and no one doubted. should.

In maternity hospitals, diapers allowed to quickly and deftly wrap the baby with his head if it was cool. Diapers were easier and faster to sterilize than any other clothing. And for a long time to mess with each child in a filled children’s ward of the hospital was impossible.



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When the mother was discharged home, she faced the problem of regularly changing diapers and chose the usual swaddling. Even today, many young mothers swaddlingabandoning modern body, sliders, jumpsuits, because they are successfully replaced by diapers.



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The first sprouts of doubt about swaddling in the USSR appeared in the 1970s, when the works of the American pediatrician Benjamin Spock gained popularity. His book, The Child and His Care, was published in Russian and quickly became a subject of discussion. Later, the doctor even came to the Soviet Union in 1977. swaddling.

Arguments of diaper proponents

1. It is believed that the wrapped child sleeps stronger and longer, because the fabric securely fixes his hands and feet. The fact is that babies often make chaotic movements of the limbs and wake themselves up.
   
   
   
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2. Diapers prevent the child from moving freely, which saves him from accidental injuries that he can get: the baby can scratch, point a finger in his eye and the like.
3. In the womb, the baby is used to limited space, so for its comfort, the same environment should be recreated in the first months of life.
4. When swaddling the child was reduced legs and tightly fixed them so that the legs grew even.
   
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But modern pediatricians view most of these theories as fallacies. As for the last point, the lack of swaddling does not adversely affect the growth of the legs. Rather, on the contrary, because of the diapers, the child cannot actively move, which slows down his physical development.

The inability to change position to a more comfortable one makes some people sleep. babe anxious. Moreover, it is sometimes useful for a child to sleep on his stomach, which is impossible in a swaddled form (lying on his stomach, the child intuitively tightens his legs, which is impossible in diapers).



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Note that it is impossible to sleep on the side of the baby in the first months, because the spine has not yet adapted to such loads. On the side should be laid only if the child already knows how to turn from the stomach to the back and vice versa. Also, pediatricians recommend that up to 3 years old the baby sleeps with his mother, and not in a separate cot.



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SwaddlingEach parent must decide for themselves. As for the global trend, swaddling exists, but in a rather simplified form, when the legs and handles of a little man remain free at least inside the diaper itself. This gives him more opportunity to move and promotes proper physical development.

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Earlier we talked about the indispensable thing for any young parents - diapers. Dr. Komarovsky is sure that popular diapers are more needed by parents, not the child.

What do you think of swaddling? Is it a relic of the Soviet past or is it a necessary thing today?