Infant accessory for side and thoracic pressure aid

A method for simulating an infant caregiver's touch comprising:

• providing a textile base adapted for engaging an infant the textile base further comprising a planar surface having convex shaped flaps defining convex extensions in the planar surface for engaging the infant by wrapping around the torso of the infant;
• and
• adhering at least one pressure accessory to the textile base, the pressure accessory adapted to engage the infant by application of pressure simulating a caregiver,
• the pressure accessory adapted to flexibly conform to a contour of the infant for providing a continuous pressure sensation greater than that exerted by the planar surface alone and perceptible by the infant;
• and
• the convex shaped flaps including a bottom flap having at least one pressure accessory disposed proximate to an end of the bottom flap and positioned to engage the chest of the infant upon upward folding.

A garment, comprising:

• a planar base, the base defined by a flexible sheet of garment material;
• at least one pressure region on the planar base defining a location at which a touch from a caretaker is expected when the material engages an infant by wrapping the material around the infant;
• a pressure accessory adhered to each of the pressure regions, the pressure accessory having a greater mass and bulk than the planar pressure region to which it is adhered;
• the pressure accessory configured to apply pressure to the infant at the pressure region, the pressure region based on a determined location on the infant where pressure from a caregiver's arm or hand would be applied to a held infant;
• the pressure from the pressure accessory greater than that exerted by the planar base alone;
• and
• the planar base further including a plurality of flaps, each of the flaps defining a pressure region, the pressure region configured for engaging the determined location when the flap is wrapped around the infant.