Swaddling towel

A swaddling towel configurable in a first swaddling configuration and in a second swaddling configuration, the towel being rectangular comprising:

• first and second minor edges and first and second major edges, the major edges being longer than the minor edges;
• first and second cooperating fasteners provided on the first minor edge, and third and fourth cooperating fasteners provided on the first major edge, in the first swaddling configuration the first fastener being coupled to the second fastener and forming a first neck loop from the first minor edge for securing the towel around the neck of a caregiver such that the towel depends from the neck of the caregiver with the first and second major edges extending downwardly and in the second swaddling configuration the third fastener being coupled to the fourth fastener and forming a second neck loop from the first major edge for securing the towel around the neck of a caregiver such that the towel depends from the neck of the caregiver with the first and second minor edges extending downwardly.

A swaddling towel configurable in a first swaddling configuration and in a second swaddling configuration, said towel comprising:

• a fabric rectangle having two major edges and two minor edges with the major and minor edges joining to form four corners of the rectangle having a major dimension and a minor dimension;
• and
• fastening means for securing the towel around the neck of a caregiver in said first and second swaddling configurations, said fastening means consisting of three fasteners, wherein said a first fastener of said three fasteners and said a second fastener of said three fasteners are each disposed adjacent an opposite corner along one said minor edge and said a third fastener of said three fasteners is disposed along a major edge approximately mid-way between two corners such that in the first swaddling configuration the first fastener couplable to the second fastener to form a first neck loop for securing the towel around the neck of a caregiver such that the towel depends from the neck of the caregiver and in the second swaddling configuration the third fastener is couplable to the second fastener to form a second neck loop for securing the towel around the neck of a caregiver such that the towel depends from the neck of the caregiver.