Happiest Baby on the Block

My amazing husband showing how it works on a crying baby (who just got vaccinated). We started with regular swaddling blankets until he grew out of them. This is the "Miracle Blanket," though we also used Kiddopotamus and SwaddleMe blankets. Swaddling was a lifesaver for us and helped him sleep through the night almost right away. We stopped swaddling him when his moro reflex went away, around 4 months old, and he continued to sleep well and still does at 1 year old. Eventually all it took was just making the shhh or zzzz sound to make him fall asleep.

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[misskoral]

You would think by looking that it's too tight. But you have to remember how snug they are in the womb. If that swaddle was any looser than that, he was able to squirm his way out, which you want to keep from happening. If you read the book, he says the most common reason swaddling doesn't work for people when and if they try it, is that they do it too loose and then it doesn't work. That blanket in particular was actually made of a stretchy material, so you had to pull it even tighter.

[misskoral]

Hah! If you want to see a happy husband, you should see him after the kids go to bed. He is very involved though. Our boys are very lucky. You can really see the difference in children's development when they have an involved father. It's sad that so many men have to be macho or whatever it is. I think they're too embarrassed when they get teased by friends for wearing the baby in a sling, changing diapers, etc. To me, seeing men have confidence and know how to take care of a baby is sexy.

[misskoral]

Hah! You think that's bad. You should hear his little brother... and swaddling didn't work for him like it did with our first. I now have the opinion that "The Happiest Baby on the Block" method doesn't work on all babies.

[Louis8769]

That blanket was AWESOME! Does anyone know where I can get one? And to lebouefgraphics, how roomy is YOUR uterus? Baby's are "swaddled for 9 months and then removed from their "safe" environment. For baby's, a snug swaddle is a safe swaddle.

[wteezee87]

pro.. nuff said lol

[chinodesignz]

GREAT JOB.

[sweetprincess2511]

Isn't the wrap too tight?

[pnoyguitar]

The title should have been "The happiest Father on the Block"

[lemondropsforever]

@wonderall100 ...a parents job.

[wonderall100]

@lemondropsforever MOMMIES JOB!

[wonderall100]

@Ilovepaua NINE BABIES! ARE YOU TOTALLY NUTS! HOW DO YOU GET YOUR LEGS BACK TOGEATHER? NINE BABIES! THEY MUST JUST POP OUT LIKE GUM BALLS!

[lemondropsforever]

I love watching Dads get so involved! How precious!