Advantages of puck

Puck is a special wrapping technique that has certain advantages. Newborns are wrapped tightly together and thus get a feeling of security and safety. In addition, pucking also creates a pleasant warm temperature for the infants.

The tightness and warmth created by the pucking is similar to the atmosphere in the mother’s womb. Pucking has a calming and soothing effect. The tightness also prevents involuntary movements of the baby and reduces the reflexes and the urge to move.

This prevents babies from waking up and crying due to their own movements. Pucking leads to a longer and calmer sleep. In addition, puking can calm restless infants or so-called crying infants more quickly than other methods.Infants are calmer and the duration and frequency of crying is significantly reduced.

The fact that the children cannot move demands acceptance of the supine position. Pucked children can cope better with sleeping on their backs and thus the risk of sudden infant death is reduced. However, spit-up children should never be placed on their stomachs, as this in turn greatly increases the risk of sudden infant death. You might also be interested in: Dangers in baby/cot

Disadvantages of puck

Risks and dangers

How can I stop my child from pucking?

Pucking is a good nappy changing technique to calm babies, but you should not pucker endlessly. It is important that babies learn to calm themselves and without assistance. For this reason pucking should be stopped at a certain age (recommended from the 14th day of life).

However, an abrupt stop is not the best solution and for this reason, the baby should be slowly weaned off pucking. There are several ways to get an infant away from puking. The simplest solution is to loosen the puck every night until it is no longer needed.

This way the child can slowly get used to the feeling of free movement again, but at the beginning it will still remain tightly wrapped and calm due to the pucksack. Another solution is to exchange the backpack for a sleeping bag. Both are similar and allow a smooth transition.

There is also the possibility to let the child choose the time and just wait until he/she doesn’t want to puck anymore. However, this has the disadvantage that you may have to pucker longer than you originally wanted. A general measure is to improve the sleeping atmosphere: no toys that make noises, lullabies that run softly in the background, a falling asleep ritual and so on.

If infants are old and strong enough to turn themselves, the prone position can also be considered. However, this should be observed during the first few nights. Alternatively you can read more about: Problems with baby falling asleep