Prince George

specki I so agree with you,my mum always said it gave the babe a sence of security when wrapped in a cotton blanket and I did it for all of mine,I also kept them on their back without a pillow until they where as old as possible as my nana said it made for a straight back weither that is true or not I don't know ? but I do hate to see babe's propped up in their prams and their little heads wobbling about,it seems wrong to me.

Swaddling's been back in fashion for a few years now - you can buy ready-made swaddle bags so you don't even have to wrap your own blanket!

Good for you Kate. All my Oz DGC'S have been wrapped - the last one until she was 8 months old! It seemed to do the trick.

Mine too. They settled quickly whereas my DGCs would flail about and take longer to go to sleep.

But why, Ana, how difficult is it to swaddle a baby? And, have you tried to work out how to use the modern ones?

Don't ask me why, kitty! I expect it was just another marketing opportunity aimed at young mothers...

And they'll buy into it if they think it's trendy. We were just shown by midwives with a simple cotton blanket.

I always presumed that as a baby had just spent nine months curled up in a tight space it would feel happier securely wrapped rather than flailing around. Seemed to work with mine.

I did like the photographs too

My children could and would NOT BE WRAPPED! They hated it and fought against it. DGD is the same!. They were all very active in utero. Th expected DGD does not seem to be fighting her confines so much! Due end of Oct beginning of Nov. watch this space (or lack of it? )

My eldest would not be swaddled. Midwife kept coming round and upon seeing her 'un-wrapped', would swaddle baby up again. As soon as the midwife had turned her back the baby was throwing her legs up in the air until she 'un-swaddled' herself... and then was quite content. This is the same child that would not sleep underneath a cover until she was about 7! They're all little unique bundles of joy!

Totally agree Shelby My first born DD could not bear to be wrapped up or indeed clothed or covered. Our house was freezing cold on winter nights and I had to zip her up in a sleeping bag to keep her warm. Then along came DD2 who settled nicely swaddled up and grew up to be one of those people whose bed, in the morning, looks as if it had not been slept in. 2 of the 3 DGC liked to be well wrapped up or cuddled tight but one, like her Mother before her, throws off all the bed clothes and thrashes about all night.

Swaddle bags? Oh pur-lease!!

Oh and another thing, yes glamma surely they were better off in a nice flat pram rather than lolling about with bent spines in those pushchair things?

What I really liked was the fact their dog "Lupo" was in the first official picture of Prince George and that Prince William said how important his wife, son and dog were to him. I just felt how wonderfully normal the family picture was and possibly might help anyone who has a problem with dogs being around babies. It was just a lovely sight, or was that just me who thought that?

No, it wasn't just you positivepam, I thought exactly the same.

I loved swaddling my babies. I also love this whole baby wearing thing which is a modern day take on how my mother in law used to settle my babies. She used a bed sheet and tied it round herself with baby inside it. She had both hands free and baby was snuggled and seemed to love it.

I noticed that the Duke of Cambridge was filmed carrying his son in a car seat, holding it by the handle. I thought this was specifically listed on the safety label as a no, no.

Isn't carrying what the handle is for? Why have one on baby seats otherwise?

Absolutely , Boots !

I was wondering how else you are supposed to carry them.

I think the handle is for carrying the seat alone, not the seat with the baby in it. The handle then usually folds down to provide a crash barrier when it is in position in the car. However, I have not handled one of these seats for 11 years and the safety instructions may have changed.

And to think we used to chuck ours in a carry cot on the back seat of a Morris minor estate - a half timbered car to go with our half timbered house.

When my family had their babies in car seats , they would carry by the handle , as did all their friends .

Same as William basically , he is not going to be allowed to get wrong with eyes of the world on him.

Crikey Merlot that is exactly what we did , "cept we had a "Mini"

Same here but ours was a Morris M not an estate. Eventually we had child seats fitted but they soon learnt to undo them. Our third daughter had better treatment because things had improved by then.