verb
definition
To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.
definition
To beat; cudgel.
noun
definition
The practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.
definition
Clothing of this kind.
Examples of swaddling in a Sentence
Swaddling a baby can make him feel more secure, often enabling him to sleep longer and better.
If wrapped in swaddling bands He was Jesus, the Savior, what is He now that the heavens have received Him?
But in the swaddling blanket that we wrapped him in, he was content.
Preemies often need that added sense of security that comes with swaddling, and a bouncer for preemie babies should also give them a snug feeling as well.
A preemie swaddling wrap can help your baby feel safe and secure, allowing you to feel more rested as well.
Baby swaddling isn't a new concept, and it is a practice seen all over the world in numerous cultures.
Most preemies spend some time in the NICU, so choose a swaddling wrap that won't interfere with any necessary tubes or wires, IVs or pipe lines.
Many swaddling wraps also come with positioning aids, which allow you to place a newborn in a specific position.
Baby Burrito- The Baby BurritoT offers a creative choice to the traditional receiving blanket swaddling wrap.
Trinity Swaddling Wrap- The Trinity Swaddling Wrap is named after a special preemie--Trinity.
A swaddling wrap can help your baby transition from the security of the womb into the often noisy and confusing world outside.
Swaddling makes a baby feel secure and creates a feeling similar to being in their mother's womb.
You won't be able to swaddle your infant for long, however, since once she starts to move more freely, she'll dislike the confines of a swaddling blanket.
Throw in a soft, comfortable baby nightgown, swaddling blanket and matching mittens to protect the little darling's face from scratches.
I had found moms who asked me for swaddling blankets or carriers that were clever and worked, so I began to design and create solutions.
Swaddling baby up in an organic sheet or blanket before putting him or her in the bassinet provides an even more secure and comfortable feeling.
It is speculated that this increase may be due to the practice of swaddling which can place the infant's legs in an extreme straightened or adducted position, forcing the hips closer together.
Avoiding excessive and prolonged infant hip adduction, or forcing the legs in a straight position close together for periods of time (as in swaddling) may help prevent strain on the hip joints.
Hypersensitive infants cry in response to new experiences that do not normally upset other babies; ordinary comforting measures, such as holding, rocking, feeding, or swaddling do not work and may even make the crying worse.
Blanket-pack a few receiving blankets for swaddling.
To make his life conform to that of Christ, his contemporaries say that he had himself circumcised, wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a cradle, and that he then, clad in a white robe and bare-footed, walked through the streets of Parma crying "Penitenz agite!"
They dressed him in green swaddling cloth, and named him Alder.
She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
He is clothed in pure, white swaddling clothes which stand out from the darkness of the cave where He has been born.
Swaddling cloths which were used to wipe the animals were wrapped around the baby.
Swaddling and rocking your infant may aid the sleep process.
She assured Jerome that, in the church of the Nativity at Bethlehem, she beheld, with the eye of faith, the Christ-child wrapped in swaddling clothes (Ep. 108, 10).
At last Rhea bore Zeus, and gave Cronus a stone in swaddling bands, which he disposed of in the usual way.