Monday, February 04, 2008

Is Swaddling Selfish?  Or Even Humane?
*The following are the opinions of Robert, not Angie.

My least favorite part of parenting has to be swaddling.  Is it necessary? Absolutely.  Is it fun to do? Absolutely not.  Lets face facts: Alan has busy hands, period.  If left to sleep on his own it wouldn't happen, he must be swaddled if sleeping on his back.  But it doesn't seem right to me.  When swaddled, he does quiet down, so I guess you could say it works.  But is he silent out of shock?  Is he saying to himself, "I have on very good authority that people committed for treatment of mental disorders are treated better than this.  Even Brittany Spears has a free hand to down her hourly Caramel Macchiato."  
But what to do? Nothing I guess, no sleep for him means no sleep for us, and in the end we can justify it by human beings not being able to remember this period of our lives.  But as long as we're justifying cruelty, on however a minor level, can someone figure out a device or mild adhesive that helps keep pacifiers in mouths?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Try Duck Tape