Different and efficient techniques to calm a baby when it’s crying

Breastfed, held vertically, changed the diaper, gave a little medicine for the colic, put a hot water bottle on the belly, gave the pacifier, sang a few songs and the baby continues to cry? If you’re sure he’s not hungry, he’s not cold or hot, and he doesn’t have a tummy ache, then it’s time to look for other methods to calm him down.

We, from incredible.club, we know that it is sometimes difficult to know what is the correct course of action to follow, since the world of information on the Internet is simply infinite. But there are some techniques from some pediatricians that work very well when calming a baby. Let’s go to them.

Robert Hamilton, a pediatrician with more than 30 years of experience from California (USA), has developed a simple and efficient method that works very well with babies up to 3 months old.

The method is quite simple: you need to cross the baby’s arms over the chest, hold with one hand and with the other lift the little one, placing your arm between his little legs. In this position, the baby should rock from top to bottom or from side to side, and this will calm him down quickly. See more details in this video.

The American pediatrician Harvey Karp created his method to calm babies based on the experience still inside the mother’s womb. The procedure has 5 steps:

Wrap the baby, since he was ‘tight’ inside the womb. Lay the baby on his back or belly down, on his little arms. Do “sh-sh-sh”. A slight rocking up and down, as it happens in the mother’s belly. Giving a pacifier is not mandatory, but it can help.

It’s hard to imagine that white noise (a signal with different frequencies) can help someone sleep, but both this type of noise and any sound in the same style has a calming effect and helps the baby to fall asleep.

You can also play the sound of “sh-sh-sh”, or look for special applications with hair dryer, vacuum cleaner, fan, waterfall or even train noise sounds.

Babies are very sensitive to massage, complete or just the feet. At the foot of the little one there are areas that help to relax.

The main thing is to follow these recommendations:

take both feet by the ankles with the palm of your hands and massage with your thumbs; start the massage from the center of the foot and little by little move up and down; carefully massage the little toes.

Daniel Eisenman, a young father from California, posted a video on his Facebook profile in which he soothes his daughter with the ‘Om’ mantra – ‘Om’ is the most important mantra in Hinduism. Einseman’s video recorded over 41 million views and 407,000 shares.

The trick is in the sound of the mantra, which mimics the noise inside the womb. If it doesn’t work, put the sound of heartbeats, called ‘womb sound’, easy to find in cell phone apps.

If you know how to play a musical instrument, enjoy. The positive impact of music on children is not a secret for anyone, but it is important to remember that live music has a huge advantage over recorded music.

Young father Napa Pisut, from Thailand, shared on his YouTube channel some of his wife’s tips to calm his daughter down, including playing the guitar.

It’s amazing how music makes the little girl stop crying.

If your baby can’t sleep in the crib or stroller and the arms aren’t working, try a pilates ball. Take the baby in your arms and sit on the ball. You can either hold the baby or let him rest on your knees. Start doing little jumps.

Many mothers resort to this trick so that the baby calms down faster. The good thing is that during the process you end up strengthening your muscles. The method works to make the baby calm down or put him to sleep.

And you, what trick do you use to calm your baby down?