Happiest Baby on the Block
I found an incredible video on YouTube today. Dr. Karp has been on tons of different talk shows and news shows proving his method of calming a crying baby. He has a book and DVD called The Happiest Baby on the Block.
1) Swaddling: Tight swaddling provides the continuous touching and support your baby is used to experiencing within the womb.
2) Side/stomach position: The infant is placed on their left side to assist in digestion, or on their stomach to provide reassuring support. “But never use the stomach position for putting your baby to sleep,” cautions Karp. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is linked to stomach-down sleep positions. When a baby is in a stomach down position do not leave them even for a moment.
3)Shushing sounds: These imitate the continual whooshing sound made by the blood flowing through arteries near the womb.
4) Swinging: Newborns are used to the swinging motions within their mother’s womb, so entering the gravity driven world of the outside is like a sailor adapting to land after nine months at sea. “It’s disorienting and unnatural,” says Karp. Rocking, car rides, and other swinging movements all can help.
5) Sucking: “Sucking has its effects deep within the nervous system,” notes Karp, “and triggers the calming reflex and releases natural chemicals within the brain.”
In this YouTube video, Dr. Karp gets the opportunity to show how this method works and why.
I'm sold on these steps! Thank you, God, for YouTube and all the wonderful things I learn from it.
During one of his interviews, Dr. Karp explains his research and how to calm a crying baby in minutes with the 5 S's:
2) Side/stomach position: The infant is placed on their left side to assist in digestion, or on their stomach to provide reassuring support. “But never use the stomach position for putting your baby to sleep,” cautions Karp. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is linked to stomach-down sleep positions. When a baby is in a stomach down position do not leave them even for a moment.
3)Shushing sounds: These imitate the continual whooshing sound made by the blood flowing through arteries near the womb.
4) Swinging: Newborns are used to the swinging motions within their mother’s womb, so entering the gravity driven world of the outside is like a sailor adapting to land after nine months at sea. “It’s disorienting and unnatural,” says Karp. Rocking, car rides, and other swinging movements all can help.
5) Sucking: “Sucking has its effects deep within the nervous system,” notes Karp, “and triggers the calming reflex and releases natural chemicals within the brain.”
In this YouTube video, Dr. Karp gets the opportunity to show how this method works and why.
I'm sold on these steps! Thank you, God, for YouTube and all the wonderful things I learn from it.
We read this before Coy was born and utilized his techniques with both kids and are firm believers of them. We had two amazing sleepers and happy babies.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! That's great to know it works. I'm anxious to try it.
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