What is swaddling?
Swaddling quite simply is the art of wrapping a baby, and helping recreate the sensations a baby would have received in the womb. This can enable the baby to switch on their calming reflex and help aid sleep and soothe the symptoms of colic.
Swaddling’s ability to soothe and calm babies has been known to mothers around the world for countless generations. But while the evidence of its benefits has been clear to women for thousands of years and across every continent, today we can turn to science for proof that swaddling is one of the most gentle, effective, and beneficial practices for mothers and their children.
Why swaddle with a muslin?
The lightweight muslin also permits air to circulate around the baby's body, while still providing comfort and warmth without the worry that the baby may overheat in moderate weather. Cotton muslin is also a workhorse fabric, in that wraps woven from this natural fibre stand up to repeated washings only becoming softer (and better) with age.
Of course, all the scientific evidence in the world is no substitute for the experience of millions of Mothers through generations that swaddling in muslin is one of the most loving, gentle, restorative acts a mother can perform for her child.
Swaddling & Colic workshops
1:1 workshops for mums covering, swaddling, colic/tummy massage and calming techniques to help symptoms of colic and encourage sleep.
Buy Aden & Anais Swaddles (big muslins)
I have a variety of swaddles available. Please contact me for more information, payment available either via cheque or paypal.
