Infant swaddling system and method

1. An infant swaddling system comprising:

an infant's article of clothing having an upper torso portion to surround and cover an infant's upper extremities and a lower torso portion to surround and cover an infant's lower extremities, the infant's article of clothing having hook and loop fasteners along sides of the upper and lower torso portions; and

a first rectangular strip of material having a first end and a second end, an interior surface that faces said infant's article of clothing upper torso portion when swaddled, and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, a longitudinal axis extending from said first end to said second end of the first strip, wherein the length of said first strip of material from said first end to said second end is sufficiently long to swaddle the infant's upper extremities;

one or more first hook and loop fasteners located along the first strip first end on the first strip interior surface, said first hook and loop fasteners of the first strip being complementary to said hook and loop fasteners on said infant's article of clothing upper torso portion;

one or more second hook and loop fasteners on said first strip interior surface, said second hook and loop fasteners of the first strip shaped in an elongated fashion parallel to the longitudinal axis and located at a distance approximately one width of an infant's torso and being complementary to the hook and loop fasteners on said infant's article of clothing upper torso portion such that said first rectangular strip is configured to secure both arms of said infant once said first and second fasteners of the first strip are secured to said infant's complementary upper torso fasteners;

one or more third hook and loop fasteners on said first strip second end on the first strip interior surface;

one or more fourth hook and loop fasteners located near said first strip second end on the first strip exterior surface, said fourth hook and loop fasteners of the first strip shaped in an elongated fashion parallel to the longitudinal axis, said fourth hook and loop fasteners of the first strip being complementary to said third hook and loop fasteners on the first strip;

a second rectangular strip of material having a first end and a second end, an interior surface that faces said infant's article of clothing lower torso portion when swaddled, and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, a longitudinal axis extending from said first end to said second end of the second strip, wherein a length of said second strip of material from said first end to said second end is sufficiently long to swaddle the infant's lower extremities;

one or more first hook and loop fasteners located along the second strip first end on the second strip interior surface, said first hook and loop fasteners of the second strip being complementary to said hook and loop fasteners on said infant's article of clothing lower torso portion;

one or more second hook and loop fasteners on said second strip interior surface, said second hook and loop fasteners of the second strip shaped in an elongated fashion parallel to the longitudinal axis and located at a distance approximately one width of an infant's torso and being complementary to the hook and loop fasteners on said infant's article of clothing lower torso portion such that said second rectangular strip is configured to secure both hips of said infant once said first and second fasteners of the second strip are secured to said infant's complementary lower torso fasteners;

one or more third hook and loop fasteners on said second strip second end on the second strip interior surface;

one or more fourth hook and loop fasteners located near said second strip second end on the second strip exterior surface, said fourth hook and loop fasteners of second strip shaped in an elongated fashion parallel to the longitudinal axis, said fourth hook and loop fasteners of the second strip being complementary to said third hook and loop fasteners on the second strip; and

wherein the first and second rectangular strips are connected at their first ends.

2. The infant swaddling system of claim 1 wherein the first and second rectangular strips of material are separated from each other for at least two thirds of their lengths by a slit.

3. An infant swaddling system comprising:

an infant's article of clothing having an upper portion to surround and cover an upper torso of an infant and a lower portion to surround and cover a lower torso of an infant, the infant's article of clothing having fasteners along sides of the upper and lower portions; and

a first swaddling wrap of a first predetermined size and configuration sufficient to wrap around and swaddle the upper torso of an infant, said first swaddling wrap having a first end and a second end, an interior surface that faces said infant's article of clothing upper portion when swaddled, and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, a longitudinal axis extending from said first end to said second end of the first swaddling wrap, wherein a length of said first swaddling wrap from said first end to said second end is sufficiently long to swaddle the infant's upper torso;

a first set of fasteners located along the first swaddling wrap first end on the first swaddling wrap interior surface, said first set of fasteners of the first swaddling wrap being complementary to said fasteners on said infant's article of clothing upper portion;

a second set of fasteners on said first swaddling wrap interior surface, said second set of fasteners of the first swaddling wrap shaped in an elongated fashion parallel to the longitudinal axis and located at a distance approximately one width of an infant's torso and being complementary to the fasteners on said infant's article of clothing upper portion such that said first swaddling wrap is configured to secure both arms of said infant once said first and second set of fasteners of the first swaddling wrap are secured to said infant's complementary upper portion fasteners;

a third set of fasteners on said first swaddling wrap second end on the first swaddling wrap interior surface;

a fourth set of fasteners located near said first swaddling wrap second end on the first swaddling wrap exterior surface, said fourth set of fasteners on the first swaddling wrap shaped in an elongated fashion parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein said fourth set of fasteners of the first swaddling wrap being complementary to said third set of fasteners on the first swaddling wrap for attaching to each other after said first swaddling wrap is wrapped around the upper torso of said infant at least one time; and

a second swaddling wrap of a second predetermined size and configuration sufficient to wrap around and swaddle the lower torso of an infant, said second swaddling wrap having a first end and a second end, an interior surface that faces said infant's article of clothing lower portion when swaddled, and an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, a longitudinal axis extending from said first end to said second end of the second swaddling wrap, wherein a length of said second swaddling wrap of material from said first end to said second end is sufficiently long to swaddle the infant's lower torso;

a first fastener located along the second swaddling wrap first end on the second swaddling wrap interior surface, said first fastener of the second swaddling wrap being complementary to said fasteners on said infant's article of clothing lower portion;

a second set of fasteners on said second swaddling wrap interior surface, said second set of fasteners of the second swaddling wrap shaped in an elongated fashion parallel to the longitudinal axis and located at a distance approximately one width of an infant's torso and being complementary to the fasteners on said infant's article of clothing lower portion such that said second swaddling wrap secures both hips of said infant once said first and second fasteners of the second swaddling wrap are secured to said infant's complementary lower portion fasteners;

a third fastener on said second swaddling wrap second end on the second swaddling wrap interior surface;

a fourth set of fasteners located near said second swaddling wrap second end on the second swaddling wrap exterior surface, said fourth set of fasteners of said second swaddling wrap shaped in an elongated fashion parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein said fourth set of fasteners of the second swaddling wrap being complementary to said third fastener on the second swaddling wrap for attaching to each other after said second swaddling wrap is wrapped around the lower torso of said infant at least one time; and

wherein the first and second swaddling wraps are permanently attached at their first ends; and

said first swaddling wrap and said second swaddling wrap co-acting to swaddle the body of an infant but permitting said second swaddling wrap to be un-swaddled to facilitate access to a lower extremity of an infant while the upper torso of the infant is swaddled by said first swaddling wrap.

4. The infant swaddling system of claim 3 wherein first swaddling wrap and second swaddling wrap are separated from each other for at least two thirds of their lengths by a slit.