Garment

A bag-type garment for swaddling a baby comprising an elongate shell having an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite said outer surface defining an interior volume for receiving the arms, legs and trunk of a baby therein, said shell having a head end, a foot end opposite said head end, lateral sides extending between the head end and the foot end, and a neck opening at the head end for receiving a neck of the baby, said shell including a body portion adjacent the head end sized and shaped for enclosing the arms and trunk of the baby and for holding the arms of the baby in close proximity to the trunk of the baby, and a leg portion adjacent the foot end sized and shaped for enclosing the legs of the baby with sufficient space to permit flexure and abduction of the hips of the baby within the interior volume of the garment.

A garment for swaddling a baby comprising an elongate shell having an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite said outer surface defining an interior volume for receiving the arms, legs and trunk of a baby therein, said shell having a head end, a foot end opposite said head end, lateral sides extending between the head end and the foot end, a neck opening at the head end for receiving a neck of the baby, and a longitudinal opening extending from the neck opening for providing access to the interior volume of the shell, said longitudinal opening having an open position for inserting the baby into the interior volume and removing the baby from the volume, and a closed position for retaining the baby in the interior volume, the shell having an unstretched circumference measured around the inner surface of the shell when the longitudinal opening is in the closed position equal to between about fifty percent and about 75 percent of a corresponding nominal girth of the baby measured around the trunk and arms of the baby.

A garment for swaddling a baby comprising an elongate shell having an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite said outer surface defining an interior volume for receiving the arms, legs and trunk of a baby therein, said shell having a head end, a foot end opposite said head end, lateral sides extending between the head end and the foot end, a neck opening at the head end for receiving a neck of the baby, and a longitudinal opening extending from the neck opening for providing access to the interior volume of the shell, said longitudinal opening having an open position for inserting the baby into the interior volume and removing the baby from the volume, and a closed position for retaining the baby in the interior volume, wherein the shell applies a pressure to the baby when the longitudinal opening is in the closed position between about one half centimeter of water and about three centimeters of water.

A method of swaddling a baby comprising the steps of:

• placing a baby in an interior volume of a sleeveless, tubular shell;
• and
• securing each arm of the baby to the shell to retain the respective arm in the interior volume of the shell.