Swaddling accessory apparatus and method for securing an infant's arms

A method for securing an infant's arms snugly to the infant's torso, the infant having a first arm, a second arm, an infant back and a torso, the method comprising the steps of:

• a. providing an elongate flexible material having a longitudinal axis and a vertical axis, the vertical axis partitioning the elongate flexible material into a first wing and a second wing, the elongate flexible material having permanently attached at least one pair of removably attaching means;
• b. positioning the infant back on the elongate flexible material with the longitudinal axis of the elongate flexible material being traverse to the torso;
• c. positioning the first wing of the elongate flexible material between the first arm and the torso, then positioning the first wing above and over the first arm, and then positioning the first wing away from the torso;
• d. positioning the second wing of the elongate flexible material between the second arm and the torso, then positioning the second wing above and over the second arm, and then positioning the second wing away from the torso;
• e. securing the first wing and the second wing at the infant back using the means for removably attaching the elongate flexible material;
• wherein the swaddling accessory secures the infant's arms snugly to the torso.

A swaddling accessory for wrapping an infant that secures the infant's arms snugly to the infant's torso, the infant having a first arm, a second arm, an infant back and a torso, the swaddling accessory comprising:

• one or more pieces of material, the one or more pieces of material comprising an elongate flexible material having a longitudinal axis and a vertical axis, the vertical axis partitioning the elongate flexible material into a first wing and a second wing;
• the elongate flexible material having permanently attached at least one pair of removably attaching means;
• the elongate flexible material with the removably attachment means is sized and configured such that when the elongate flexible material passes around the infant back, the first wing is threaded between the first arm and the torso, the second wing is threaded between the second arm and the torso, and the first wing and the second wing are secured at the infant back using at least one pair of removably attachable means;
• then the elongate flexible material secures the infant's arms snugly at the torso.