How to wrap the newborn

Inherited habits

Mothers practice a lot of habits inherited from ancient times on how to care for the child, especially the newborn, and one of these habits is to wrap or tie the child tightly in blankets or even clothes because that helps calm the infant, because the lap is more like being the mother’s womb and what gives a sense of safety For a child, according to beliefs, but it should be noted here that this habit has risks or negative effects, reached by research and reports by the American Academy of Pediatrics. So there is a set of tips that you should follow to avoid harm to the infant

How to wrap a newborn

 Follow the following methods for the best way to wrap a child, namely:

• Roll it properly and take it from your child's doctor, so that it does not cause deformities in the joints, such as the joint of the thigh. Thus, it helps the child to grow normally.
•  Wrap it in a thick blanket so that it does not lead to an increase or decrease in the child’s temperature, and be sure to measure his temperature continuously.
•  When rolling, do not leave him asleep on his stomach, because the infant can not fluctuate, in addition to studies that revealed that one of the causes of sudden death in children is sleeping on the abdomen.
• Avoid wrapping the child throughout the day, because this hinders the child's natural movement as well as his development, so he must have hours in which the freedom of movement is from the winding.
•  As for the time allowed for you to wrap the child, it differs from one doctor to another, some of them see that the child can be wrapped up to the first month, and the other sees that it is permissible to wrap the child until the age of three months.

 Harms of wrapping the newborn

It is worth mentioning here, that there are doctors who see that wrapping a child is very dangerous and they are never recommended, noting that it leads to several problems, the most important of which are:

•  Obstructing the child's movement and development process.
•  Obstructing the child's disposal.
•  Reduces the interaction of the infant's body with its outer circumference.

 Note: The reason for her application is due to the fact that she is usually a hereditary habit, the mother usually or even the grandmother advises her daughter to put the lap, and that there is no scientific evidence or evidence that is recommended for use. Dr. Ahmed Kharbutli, a doctor at the Dallah Hospital in Riyadh, says: “We should not pay attention to the rumors of inherited sayings, such as:” Without swaddling, the spine comes up crooked, or rises up a sore, or does not know who walks, does not sleep, hiccups, or is afraid of his hands, or I don't know Achille, or I fear for him. "