If you have ever seen/read "The Happiest Baby on the Block" you know that swaddling is amazingly helpful and wonderful with a tiny new baby. I could never get the hang of swaddling, it was never tight enough or they cried so I gave up & I did not end up swaddling either one of my girls. Who knows, if I had, it may have led to a lot less sleepless nights for me! When I have another baby I plan to swaddle the heck out of them and when I do I aboslutely will be buying a bunch of the cutest new swaddling item on the market, the Woombie!!
I know, even the name is cute and wait until you see how absolutely adorable your little one looks all Woombie'd up! One of my favorite blogs, Make it and Love it, had a post and giveaway about the Woombie and that is how I found out about it! You can enter her giveaway here to win your very own Woombie or Woombie Donut! She always has the absolutely cutest products and ideas on her blog! Don't believe me? Check out these adorable felt hair accessories or this super cute shrug! I know, adorable and amazing right!? Anyhow...back to the Woombie...
It comes in a couple wonderful, practical different styles for different point in your little darlings swaddling life. The first style is the Original Woombie.
The Woombie site says "The Woombie is the safest & most NATURAL way to Swaddle your baby, encouraging baby to softly stretch extremities as needed, just like in the womb. The Woombie comforts, softly confines arms & gently compresses baby's unique curves to hug baby... helping baby sleep better, preventing Startling issues, face scratching, overheating and also preventing dangerous loose unraveled blankets from covering baby's face."
This is what I needed for my girls! They hated not being able to move their little arms at all. This lets them move but not enough to startle them! Its PERFECT! The picture to the left is the standard Woombie, the starter for you baby, made in the style of your typical sleep sack with a zipper up the front but with no arm holes. They come in all different colors and patterns so you will be sure to find just the right one for you little prince or princess!
The next style is the Convertible Woombie, made basically the same as the original Woombie but with the option of having arms out if baby is awake, etc! I know, great thinking right! You can swaddle and unswaddle baby in seconds!
The next style is the Leggies Woombie. The top portion is the same as the Original but the bottom has two separate legs! Another great benefit of the all the Woombies, and especially the Leggies, is that you don't have to worry about babies legs being swaddled too tight, or in the wrong position, which can cause problems like hip dysplasia. I have been reading about this a lot lately and I'm ecstatic to have a product to recommend to my friends and doula clients so they wont even have to worry!
