Comments on A Malaysian in France: Buaian / Sarong cradle Vs crib

Bonjour Bee Ean, Je suis une française de 24ans vi...

2009-12-19T12:46:51.822+01:00

Bonjour Bee Ean,
Je suis une française de 24ans vivant en France avec un malaisien de 27ans. Je suis depuis quelques temps votre blog qui est très intéressant, j'aime beaucoup vos impressions sur la culture française !
J'aimerais pouvoir échanger avec vous sur quelques points, la carte de séjour, le travail,
si ça vous intéresse, je vous donne mon mail : morganestk-timail@yahoo.fr, je peux vous écrire en anglais si vous préférez.

tous mes voeux pour votre bébé !
Amicalement.

A colleague of mine has just had a newborn and he ...

2009-12-14T21:52:46.891+01:00

A colleague of mine has just had a newborn and he said the baby can't sleep well in a crib, so they put the baby in a 'small' basket so that the baby can feel from every side that there is some soft 'protection' and since then the baby is sleeping soundly. He also mentioned the same reason as BB mentioned above, that the baby likes the feeling as if he/she's inside a mother's womb.
Now I understand why we Asian use the sarung, because it definitely is due to this reason ;) .

I didn't swaddle V and she sleeps well, howeve...

2009-12-14T10:08:00.895+01:00

I didn't swaddle V and she sleeps well, however she hates her bassinette - why I have no idea. Anyway she slept in there for the first month in the same room as us. There after, she naps in there and only sleep in her crib at nite wth her gigoteuse. And remember the place the car landau facing opposite direction until she is 9 months old or older (also depending how small she is as she grows).

Hi BB, I don't think swaddling is common in F...

2009-12-13T08:44:54.250+01:00

Hi BB,

I don't think swaddling is common in France unlike in Malaysia. But people start doing it. The way of taking care of baby changes from time to time. For example breastfeeding was not common in France but more and more young mothers breastfeed now due to the encouragement from the government.

Hi Bee Ean, In the states here, my sister in-law ...

2009-12-13T05:03:20.750+01:00

Hi Bee Ean,

In the states here, my sister in-law did this with my nephew when he first returned from the hospital. She swaddled the baby and then let him sleep in the basinette. basinette is smaller than a baby crib and swaddling is wonderful to keep baby warm and protected like it is inside the mother's womb. White noise in cds is great for colic babies. Is swaddling common in France?