Should still swaddling Baby ?

Should still swaddling Baby ? - Tradition of swaddling newborns, recently beginning to be. Swaddling a baby is considered to interfere with the motor nerve to the tiny baby is due not so free to move. Dibedong still necessary a baby?

Tradition of swaddling infants found more often in the Asian community. Most people believe that by swaddling the baby will make her legs to be straight.

But with the rapid information, the young mother began to compare the treatment of infants in developed countries without dibedong actually makes it more agile and her baby the baby's foot was still straight course.

"In a normal newborn baby's legs are bent as long as dikandungan always crouching position, but the baby's legs will be straight on its own," said Dr David K ​​Major, quoted SpA Health Tips from detikHealth, Monday (25/1/2010) .

Dr David said, the benefits of the baby so the baby dibedong actually become more calm and comfortable. Because some babies sometimes take a transition or adaptation between the situation in the womb to the environment.

While in the womb of his mother's baby does not move freely, while the baby is born as a surprise because it can move more freely. This is called a shocked reaction Morro reflex.

"If the baby while still in dibedong neonatal period or until age 40 days, the baby will feel like when terpeluk in its mother's womb where the baby feel safe and comfortable," says Dr Dewi.

But he cautioned parents should not swaddling her baby home, because if bedongannya too strong or thick can be harmful to the baby itself.

If the hot air around the baby and the parents swaddling tightly will make your baby overheat (overheat). This can affect the respiratory system of infants.

Also do not need a whole swaddling the baby's body. Bedonglah baby from the baby's shoulders to his feet, and also bedongan baby should be a bit loose so the baby can still move a little.

"We recommend every 2 hours to check the condition of the baby and the parents do not swaddling babies for too long. If the baby is seen sweating it is a sign that the baby is too hot, so better off bedongannya first," said the doctor who practiced in hospitals Mother Menteng, Jakarta.

If after the baby is given a bath in cotton fabric and dibedong with no heat, then this could make the baby feel comfortable so baby will sleep more soundly and quietly.

If baby is happy dibedong, it could not hurt to always swaddling babies. But it's best if the baby has started actively engaged parents do not have swaddling babies all over his body let your hands out to get moving. But if the baby is not comfortable for swaddling, parents do not force him.

"It should be whether or not the baby dibedong, depending on the characteristics of the baby. If the baby feels more comfortable and happy with dibedong, yes it does not matter forward. But if the baby does not feel comfortable, parents do not need to force," he added.

Swaddling is fine during the transition the baby to keep him comfortable as dikandungan. Dibedong infants also facilitate mothers to breastfeed.

But swaddling the baby is not to straighten the leg. If they are not shocked-shocked again when the bed was a sign the baby is starting to adapt and use bedong should not be too often in order to move the maximum motor muscles.