To find the answer to this question, we need to turn to the time when the baby is still in the mother's abdomen. We all know that inside the baby also hears, feels and sees, so even before the birth he forms his own attitude to the world around him. The main and very first sensations of the baby become touch. At a period of about 16-20 weeks, the fruit "hovers" in the amniotic fluid and almost does not affect the walls of the uterus. Over time, the baby grows, and the uterus is already becoming cramped for him. When the kid rests against its walls, he has the first information about his body and form. Gradually the fetus grows and from about 34 weeks uses all the intrauterine space. Thus, the baby develops touch and tactile sensations, through which he forms an idea of the type of his body. At the end of pregnancy the child already has his own experience and ideas about himself, as a balloon or, more precisely, ovoid (ovoid form).
It is worth noting that the child does not feel discomfort in the limited movements and forced body form. On the contrary, in the last stages of fetal development, a habit of a small space and a certain posture appears. Collapsed into the kalachik, crossed the handles on his chest and pinched his legs, the kid feels comfortable and protected.
Finally, there are childbirth, the baby is born and what does he see? The whole environment instantly changed: instead of tightness, a huge space, and the darkness was replaced by a bright light. All this causes stupor in the baby. After all, if you imagine that you spent a couple of months in a cramped box under the ground, and then you were dragged out on a bright sunny day to stroll along the street, what would you feel? Most likely, the feelings would not be pleasant: the impossibility to straighten out, blinding light - all this can bring only pain and shock. The newly born baby feels almost the same, so he needs to get used to the changes.
To ensure that the feeling of comfort does not leave the baby, so that only positive emotions remain in relation to the world, it is necessary to give him a sense of his body shape. The diaper will help in this matter, like nothing else. When the baby is swaddled, he will have a lost sense of security and tranquility. After all, it was in this position that he used to be in the last few months. Undoubtedly, our grandmothers knew about all the experiences of newborn babies, and a diaper was invented as a means for soft transition of an infant from one world to another.
Since that time, many things have changed, but children are born also, and so the diapers also follow the intended use. This does not limit the baby's development in any way, but on the contrary will help to calmly survive a change in the situation. First, as soon as the baby is swaddled, it calms down and feels the usual shape. After a few days, the kids try to pull out and suck the pens. The child tries to return a whole picture of life in utero, namely there from the 16th week he sucks his fist or finger. Therefore, one should not take this aspiration as a desire to step back from the diaper. After about 2-3 weeks, the kid begins to be interested in the surrounding world: to examine the surrounding environment, people and other objects that have sprung into the eyes. During this period, the child should no longer wrap the handles in diapers.
In cases of severe childbirth, many children experience severe trauma. Often they for a long time can not get used to the world around them. Such babies may have a desire to sleep in diapers and up to two months. Therefore, it is better to let the child calmly accept a new world and become familiar with it. In such cases it is better not to rush things, it will bring much more benefit.
So do not be afraid to swaddle a child until he himself wants to get out of the diaper. So gradually and calmly the kid will get used to a new way of life.