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Puck cloths for a calm and secure sleep


Out of mummy's tummy and into the big wide world - a newborn baby is confronted with so many new things. Everything is so much louder, brighter, bigger .... It's completely different from mommy's comfort zone, where it was so cozy and safe for nine months! So it's no wonder that many babies have a hard time "acclimatizing", especially in the beginning. After a while, parents can get desperate when the little worm cries a lot and doesn't want to sleep. Our suggestion: Try it with pucking! We at 123moebel.de offer a wide range of puck cloths in different sizes, colors and with great patterns!

Oh horror, the Moro reflex!

The fact that babies keep waking up and crying out may be due, among other things, either to the fact that they can't cope with the new freedom when sleeping (after all, in mummy's tummy it was much more limited and protected) or to the so-called Moro reflex (see box). This occurs, for example, when the babies are startled by an external stimulus - be it rapid movements or even noises that they perceive from outside. Then they usually wake themselves up by their own startled movements, which are triggered by the Moro reflex.

Memories of time in mommy's tummy

When infants are wrapped in a cloth (swaddled), they feel support, warmth and security. This makes them feel reminded of their time in mommy's tummy. Therefore, with restless sleepers, swaddling should begin as soon as possible after birth, when they are still accustomed to the womb. Infants can be swaddled from birth until about five months. After that, babies become more mobile and start rolling over onto their tummies - at which point you should stop swaddling.

What is the right way to swaddle?

So that babies are not too restricted in their urge to move, they should only be swaddled for sleeping.
Here's how:

  • Place the cloth diamond-shaped (with one corner up) on the changing table.
  • Kink the top tip of the cloth.
  • Lay the baby on the cloth, with the neck resting on the edge of the folded cloth.
  • Place the baby's arms close to the body.
  • The right side of the shawl is now placed over the baby and pinned under the back on the left side.
  • The bottom tip of the cloth is now folded from the bottom up to about the baby's chest.
  • Finally, place the left side of the puck sling over the baby's body and pin under the back on the right side.

If you are unsure, ask your midwife or have someone who has experience with this show you how to puck. It is important that the baby is neither wrapped too tightly nor too loosely in the Cloth.

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When is it better not to swaddle?


Babies who have no problems sleeping and even sleep through the night can do without swaddling. Babies who are not comfortable and resist being swaddled should also not be swaddled.
Children who have a hip defect and have to wear a hip flexion splint or spreading pants should not be swaddled under any circumstances! In high temperatures in the summer or if the child has a fever, he or she must also not be swaddled, as this can lead to a life-threatening build-up of heat.

No longer without the Schnuffeltuch!

In addition to swaddling, there are of course many other uses for the great cloths that you can find in our store: The textiles are also great as a wrap, spit-up or cuddle cloths! Once in the heart, some babies do not want to be without their beloved Schnuffeltuch. This is very reminiscent of Samson from Sesame Street! Do you remember the big good-natured shaggy bear? His Snuffeltuch was his everything! And woe betide if it ever got lost!
So that no panic breaks out with you at home, if the cloth should be once untraceable, create nevertheless immediately for the emergency sufficient replacement! Because you can never have enough puck, spit-up, swaddling and cuddle cloths!


What is the Moro Reflex?

First described by physician Ernst Moro in 1918, the Moro reflex occurs in the first months of life and is an early infant survival reflex. When infants are startled by an external stimulus, they open their mouths, inhale violently, extend their arms and legs with a jerk, and spread their fingers. When the babies breathe out again, they put their arms close to their bodies and usually clench their hands into fists. This causes the release of stress hormones, the blood sugar level drops and the heart and breathing rates increase. Because babies are frightened by their own jerky movements, they usually wake up or start to cry.
The movement of the Moro reflex occurs very quickly and enables, for example, newborns to take their first breath and open the trachea if they feel they are suffocating immediately after birth. In the history of development, the Moro reflex served to be able to grab onto the mother's fur in an emergency when falling and thus to get a secure hold. This can still be observed in many primates, for example monkeys.
In humans, the Moro reflex wears off from around the fourth month, as soon as the nervous system develops properly.