How Do You Calm A Crying Baby?
As parents, we’re conditioned to make babies stop crying. This is part of the reason we care as well as we do for our children–we don’t like to hear them cry. But dealing with a crying baby is one of the hardest parts of being a new parent. There are many techniques you can use to calm a crying baby. Make sure your baby’s basic needs are met before you do anything else. Is your baby hungry, thirsty, too hot or too cold? Does your baby need to be changed, or is she physically uncomfortable? If you think you’ve met your baby’s basic needs, move on to step 2 to learn how to soothe a baby. Think about the place where your baby developed–your uterus. The uterus is a tight, dimly lit and fairly quiet place. The sounds your baby heard while developing were your heartbeat and the sound of the blood rushing through your veins. As you moved, your baby rocked and was soothed. Try mimicking the uterus by tightly wrapping your baby, rocking your baby and using white noise. Placing your baby on yo
