Swaddling is a tried and tested way of giving babies back some of the cosiness and warmth they miss from their mother's womb. Swaddling is particularly useful for soothing cry babies, but it is also suitable for all other babies.  

The advantages of the puck are that the baby is given space but does not feel lost, as it also feels a sense of limitation, just like in the womb.

It also prevents the baby from being frightened by its own limbs, as this often happens because small babies do not yet have their arm and leg movements under control and do not yet realise that these wiggly things belong to their own body.

Cosy warmth surrounds a swaddled baby and can be used during the day and at night, but you should pay attention to the material, which should preferably not be made of synthetic fibres and should not scratch or itch, because you wrap the baby almost naked in it.

What should I use to swaddle my baby?

There are special swaddles or swaddle bags on the market that are easy to use, but not absolutely necessary. A woollen blanket or molton cloth will also do, but it depends on the technique. So it depends on you whether you want to spend extra money on them.

Steps to swaddle a baby properly:

1. the blanket or cloth is spread out on the floor and the top corner is folded over.

2. the baby, who should only be dressed in a nappy or, in the case of thinner cloths, a shirt, is placed on the blanket. The head lies where the folded corner would have been. You can place a flat pillow there instead so that the head has some cushioning.

3. now fold the bottom corner of the blanket upwards so that it covers baby's body. The tip is brought to the top of the right shoulder and tucked under the shoulder.

4 Now take the right-hand corner of the cloth and fold it over the baby's body, then tuck it under the right side of the baby's body.

5. then take the left corner of the scarf and fold it over your body as well, tucking it under the left side of your body.

The baby is now fully swaddled and can be placed in its cot. It has enough space for its head and has enough room inside the blanket or sheet to move its legs and feel itself. You should therefore not cover the legs with clothing.

Very active babies do manage to free themselves from the pucksack after a while, but this does not really happen while they are sleeping and the blanket or sling hardly ever slips.