Abstract: A swaddling garment for an infant is disclosed comprising an upper body part for receiving the upper body of an infant. The upper body has a back part that in use covers the infant's back, a front chest part that in uses covers the infant's chest, a right elbow region and a left elbow region. The garment may be formed from a resilient flexible material. The garment also has an opening at each elbow region that extends from the elbow region into the front chest part, and a forearm sleeve in communication with each opening. The openings and forearm sleeves are configured to allow an infant to extend a forearm through the opening into the sleeve to a predetermined forearm position.