Tips To Soothe A Cranky Baby
So your baby is fussing, and you have no idea why? It’s something at one point or another we have all experienced. Don’t fret, there are things you can do to calm your little one.
Change is good “A baby can be upset because he’s uncomfortable in his clothing,” says Lisa Caranta, an occupational therapist in Aurora, Colorado, who suggests changing both a fussy baby’s diaper and outfit.
Create calm “During the first few months, some infants are easily overstimulated,” says Norbert Herschkowitz, M.D., coauthor of A Good Start in Life: Understanding Your Child. Making the room quieter or darker can help.
There are a lot more great tips in that article.
What else can you do to help if none of those are working? Try running the tap. It’s also creating a white noise like effect, it is incredibly soothing for your little one. Each child is different, and while something may work like a charm for one baby, it might not work at all for another.
As one becomes more expirenced in the adventure than parenting can be, you will pick up new tricks.
What are some of the things you’ve used with success for calming you child?
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