Swaddling as a form of therapy

Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2017/01/31/swaddling-as-a-form-of-therapy.html

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My son, as a newborn, wasn’t happy unless he was wrapped up tight. We called him Burrito Baby.

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I could go for that right now.

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I get tangled up in my bed sheets nightly, so I guess I’m already on board with this.

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Prediction: Swaddling stations will end up in malls next to face threading booths.

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I tried it. It didn’t relax me at all, what with all the struggling and fighting while I tried to wrap them up and all.

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Try a different brand of plastic wrap next time. :wink:

ETA: This actually sounds kind of nice provided it’s not @Modusoperandi doing the binding.

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Are you kidding? I had to fight off a panic attack just watching the video.

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Did Dexter teach us nothing?

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I only saw the last episode. Was he a chef before becoming a lumberjack or something?

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Not exactly a chef. More like a butcher . . .

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Butchers don’t use plastic, they use paper! No wonder he had to give it up.

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That’s cute but I’ll stick with bourbon as my stress reliever.

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Why not both?

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No comment.

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Asphyxiation risk.

Hmm. Didn’t I read about her in one of Oliver Sacks books?

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I have no idea what was being done in that video. THIS is how you swaddle:

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Probably, I don’t recall where I read what about anything anymore… :stuck_out_tongue: