Swaddling putting newborn hips at risk

[jellybean88]

We put ds in those swaddle things and he is fine we just got him one in a bigger size anyway so he could use it longer

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[meow]

Interesting. I've never been a very "good" swaddler and I would pretty much just swaddle baby's arms and their bottom half was free to wriggle.

[Cranky Kitten]

Interesting. I've never been a very "good" swaddler and I would pretty much just swaddle baby's arms and their bottom half was free to wriggle.

That was me too. But then, neither of mine have liked being swaddled and usually protest until they wriggle out. So I gave up on it.

[Miss.September]

We put ds in those swaddle things and he is fine we just got him one in a bigger size anyway so he could use it longer

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I've seen the ready-made-swaddle style blankets that I think you're talking about and they give a bit more around the legs and hips too. The style I was taught in the hospital was just with a blanket and held tight around the arms, legs and hips so DD couldn't really move them, giving her the "security" of the same feeling as she had whilst in the womb.

[luna moth]

So the recommendation should really be that if you swaddle, baby should be able to bend their legs. Not so difficult to achieve, rather than discouraging it outright, which people will ignore.