Tangent: don't overthink the swaddling thing. A large muslin will do. My daughter bleeping hated being swaddled. She was an enormous birthweight and I think she was glad to get out of there and stretch out. Tried it once and she let me know in no uncertain terms not to do it again!I'm currently in the sleep gadget phase of my research now and finding it difficult, I'm looking at those sleep suits that safely swaddle them (I'm scared of doing it myself because of the hip dysplasia stuff, or accidentally wrapping her too tight) and I feel guilty for thinking the cheaper (we're talking £18 vs. >£30 not like £1.50 vs £50 where you'd genuinely be like...how the duck is that possible) ones actually look better as she'll have free arms to self soothe & it'll be summer so hot, like I MUST be wrong with that why else would they be more expensive?! I dread to think how it'll be if/when she does struggle with sleep :/ !!
and good catch on private insta. They won't be able to post their zoom party or social event pics anymore either lest CH manages to get into the frame ! Bless em x
I didn't really bother swaddling my second either. I just kind of forgot? He probably would have enjoyed it more because he's a big old cuddle bug. These things seem so important at the time, but in the long run they don't really matter.
I remember, years ago, when my first born was three weeks old and I left her at home with my husband while I went to the corner shop for some emergency chocolate. The queue was mega long and I had proper anxiety about how long it was taking in case she would think I had abandoned her and start missing me. LOL. She's in the other room on an iPad right now and could literally give zero fucks.