20 Christmas Gifts for New Parents That Make the First Winter Easier

The newborn who flings both arms up and startles himself awake every twenty minutes is the reason nobody in that house has slept properly.

This is an arms-up baby swaddle sized for 8 to 13 pounds, with the arms left free to rise overhead rather than pinned down, which helps him settle himself instead of fighting the startle reflex. It zips, it is not a wrestling match at 3am.

Buy it in the size that matches the baby now, not the size he will grow into. Pair it with a sound machine and you have covered most of the night.