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Mommy Magic: Soothing Techniques That Work
I remember one night when my daughter Lily was just a month old and wouldn't stop crying. When nothing silenced her screams, I took a break from my efforts to soothe her and decided to do laundry. Wailing or not, Lily was on her last bodysuit. I wheeled her bassinet to our laundry area and turned on the washing machine. Minutes later, Lily was quiet. I had no idea why listening to clothes churning had that effect, but I didn't care. I was willing to do laundry for the whole neighborhood if it stopped her piercing howls! And I know I'm not the only mom who'd do anything to calm her fussy child. It's important to remember that crying is your baby's only way of communicating and is perfectly natural, but these wails can be so disconcerting and stressful that they make you want to, well, cry. Luckily, there are plenty of surefire ways to calm your baby. And you don't need much more than her five senses. Here's how.
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This is what is in our community right now. Prosecutors have upgraded charges against a Hutchinson woman accused of accidentally killing her 3-month-old daughter with the heat of a handheld hairdryer. Brigit L. Hippen, 18, is now charged with second-degree murder for the Feb. 23 death of her infant daughter. Prosecutors initially charged her with involuntary manslaughter and she pleaded innocent to that charge in April.
9/2/2011 02:07:53 PM Report Abusemy son would wail and he wouldnt fall asleep, just scream so Id turn on the bath tub or since and he'd shut right up and fall to sleep. :D So Id do the dishes. or take a bath. haha
2/3/2011 08:44:54 AM Report AbuseThere is some research that use of white noise delays an infant's language development. See: http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20030417/white-noise-may-delay-infant-development
2/2/2011 10:55:33 AM Report Abuse