Have you ever heard a veteran parent say, “If they’re crabby, put ’em in water!”? Taking a bath is a soothing experience for adults so why not baby too? First, test the temperature of the water.
It calms, reassures, and is great for bonding.ħ) Take a bath with baby. Get your baby down to her diaper, snuggle in close and get as much “skin to skin” contact as possible.
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1 2 Ways to Soothe Baby – 7 More!Ħ) Skin to skin contact: Called “Kangaroo care” in the NICU, skin to skin not only calms babies, but helps them grow and develop. If you want to learn to swaddle like a pro, watch 2 different techniques of here in our step-by-step demonstration YouTube. They also get relief from the reflexive motions that cause them to sometimes flail their arms and legs they don’t have control over these so swaddling helps.
Our favorites are the Moby and the Baby Bjorn your decision will depend on which is most comfortable for you.ĥ) Swaddling: Babies like to be tightly swaddled because it reminds them of being snug inside the womb. Just make sure the noise is not too loud, and don’t shhh directly into baby’s ear.Ģ) The OM Technique: Thank goodness for this guy who showed us all how powerful laying baby on your chest and chanting a low, slow ohm…ohm…ohm can be! The vibration and sound are soothing to baby, kind of a different version of white noise.ģ) Exercise ball: Hold baby in either a cradle hold or up on your chest, sit on an exercise ball and gently bounce.Ĥ) Baby-wearing: Babies, especially newborns love to be held constantly so a baby carrier or sling keeps baby close while leaving your hands free.
There are free white noise apps on your smartphone, but even the sound of a fan or a humidifier will work and of course your own gentle shhhhhh will work. 12 Ways to Soothe Baby 1 2 Ways to Soothe Baby – the top 5ġ) White noise: The rhythmic, monotonous whooshing sound reminds baby of what it sounded like in the womb, therefore white noise can lull babies to sleep and help them stay asleep.
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