Bedong Baby

Bedong Baby - Benefits and How swaddling the GoodSwaddling is a term in the land of Indonesia to 'wrap' the baby in a cloth. Fabrics used were called to the fabric bedong. Some of the benefits of swaddling babies, among others:- Helping your child not to interfere with the movement commonly known as the startle reflex Moro- Helps to keep your baby warm, especially in the first days of his life. Gradually later, his body will adjust to their surroundings, so that the cloth is no longer required bedong- Helps to soothe your babyWhen your baby dibedong correctly, he will feel warm and safe, and bedong also useful for soothing your baby when he received an excessive stimulation.If you give birth in a midwife, as well as in hospitals, usually before returning home, they will teach you how to swaddling your baby. But if you're still confused, or not confident to do it, you can see our short video about one good way to swaddling your baby.  

Some Tips About Baby swaddling

  1.     Note the condition of your baby when it will start swaddling; do not do it when he was hungry for instance, or still wet after a shower, or when he's tired 
  2.     Do not be too tight swaddling, by forcing the baby's legs to make it straight, because this practice will damage the knee joint and can also cause hip dysplasia (hip dysplasia). To prevent this, make sure you leave enough space at the bottom bedong (the legs), so your baby can still bend the knee 
  3.     If the weather is cold, you should put a shirt and trousers to the child before he dibedong. But if the weather is hot, make sure it is only wearing a singlet and shorts. If not, it will be very hot 
  4.     Do not let the cloth covering the face bedong your baby 
  5.     When your baby fall asleep with dibedong, she should not be placed side by side with you, because he might be overheating. Dibedong infants during sleep, should be made such that the air around it is free and not closed, so he did not get enough air and feel the heat 

Baby swaddling step

     Spread the fabric on a flat surface bedong, with a shape like a diamond - (Figure 1)
     Fold down the top corner, as much as about 15-20 cm, so that the top surface of the fabric to form a horizontal line - (Figure 1)
     Put your baby gently on his back, so that the upper end of the horizontal fabric had to be aligned with the shoulders - (Figure 1)
     Lower the right hand so that your baby was beside her - (Figure 2)
     Pull the fabric bedong angle in the right hand side was to cover the hands and chest, then tuck the end of the cloth down his back that is on the left side of his body - (Figure 2)
     Lower the left hand of your baby, so it is next to his body
     Pull the fabric bedong angle in the left hand side was to cover the hands and chest, then tuck the end of the cloth down his back that is on the right side of his body
     Or it could be a way as in figure 3
     Twist or fold the bottom edge of fabric bedong, then slide down his body, but let it loose, not too tight, so it can be folded lutunya by him, his hips moving well and he can stretch his legs degan easy

How much better until the age of Bedong Used?

Until your baby is about 1 month old, you can still membedongnya, but try not membedongnya during her wake.

If after 1 month of age he can look with dibedong sleep better, why not for membedongnya, only when he is asleep.

Typically, if your child is not comfortable dibedong, he will refuse to cry or kicking his legs, well it means it's time for you to leave bedong beyond.