Many have asked me why I think swaddling a child is the BEST way to calm and relax an infant.  To me, the answer is simple.  Throughout history, swaddling has been used and this technique is still around today. 

When my first daughter was born, she had colic.  I tried the advice from mother's groups and advice found on the internet.  Nothing worked!  So I asked doctors in my area what their thought was on the colic issue.  There theories were as follows:  Gas and upset stomach, Headaches, and Body Discomfort caused by what I was eating.  The most interesting theory was problems from within the child's mind.  The issue of no longer being in a safe, warm, snug, environment.  Now that got me wondering.  How could I provide my daughter with those three things?  So, I purchased a couple different brands of Swaddling Blankets.  One's I will not name since they still sell on Ebay.  One bound around the belly the top was open and so was the bottom (meaning my daughter's feet were free to move about and her head was not covered.  The other one I purchased had a hat and provided wrap for her feet, but I still needed to somehow keep the belly together and plus I could not put her in her carseat with these.  My gosh!  I was going to go crazy!  I felt as though they were all gimmicks!!  Never actually tried - just marketed really well (like so many other products on the market!).

I was getting so tired of the tired days and restless nights.  Not to mention, my husband worked 13 hours a day and needed his sleep so I was doing this walking all night on my own!  Anyone who has been in this position knows what I am talking about.  When you first get pregnant, you think this new life is going to be so fun and wonderful - all smooth sailing.  These are all true, unless you have a child with colic.

ANYWAYS, I decided to stop complaining about being so tired, wasting my money on products that DO NOT work and just make one!  I thought of all I wanted out of my swaddling blanket and made a design.  It worked.  She would fall asleep in the blanket and sleep a long period of time.  Good for her and wonderful for me!  I could put her in the carseat and if she fell asleep before I got home, I could easily move her without waking her.  There were even a few times my husband and I went driving and didn't swaddle her and she would cry and cry.  We would pull over and wrap her up and she would be completely content and she would be awake the whole time! 

Now, if swaddling fixed our problem with colic then I do not think her colic was caused by upset stomach or a headache.  If it was, than my blanket would not have worked. 

We also used the "Updated" version of our Swaddling Blanket on our second daughter.  She did not have colic, but she needed to be "attached" to me all the time.  This helped her also.  It seemed she felt secure wrapped so snug from head to toe.  Enough that she did not have to be carried all the time.  One might think that all the child needs is to be held, cuddled and loved.  But, when this is all provided and it is not enough, what is a mother supposed to do??

I personally testify that swaddling was the number 1 and only thing that worked for our children.  It calmed and relaxed them.  That is what we want for our children in those first months isn't it?  The transition from belly to world must be hard.  My goal was to make it as easy as possible for my girls.  That is my goal for your children.  I want to make their transition from belly to birth as comfortable as possible.

I actually contacted all my buyers and asked them for an update on how the Swaddling Blanket worked for them and the responses were just wonderful.  I really felt that I helped someone!  That to me, is reason enough to keep marketing and selling my Swaddling Blanket. 

I hope someone finds this review useful and if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me.  Thank you so much for taking the time to read my review!  Have a great day.