Comments on: Notes on How to Soothe a Newborn Baby

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:41:22 +0000

Oh, gosh, it really varies so much from baby to baby. “The Happiest Baby on the Block” really did help us a lot, as did “The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer,” by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau. Many of their tips worked for us.

By: nikki butler

nikki butler — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:20:04 +0000

hello
I have a baby 5 weeks old. and some days he won’t eat right. He usually has 4 ounces of milk at a time then burps and goes to sleep. But some days he’ll only munch an ounce or 2 here and there. Then he won’t settle down he keepk acting like he’s hungry so i give him his bottle and he’ll suck for a minute or two then drifts off to sleep for about 20 minutes then does the same thing all over anain, and he fights his sleep. i’ve tried everything i can think of and nothing works.
can anyone help me?
i need some helpful tips.
thank you
Nikki.

By: Chrissy and Jon

Chrissy and Jon — Tue, 15 May 2007 18:29:27 +0000

Hi Guys!
We can come over and demonstrate Will’s favorite, bounce up and down on the yoga ball while patting his bottom rhythmically. Also, we are experts on Dr. Karp’s “windshield wiper” technique.
Jon won an award in swaddling too. Glad you have the book, it helps!
Chrissy

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:48:35 +0000

I’m totally going to print out this list and hang it on the fridge, just in case we forget them at 2 or 3 in the morning

Have you considered doing your own parenting series?

By: Paul O'Brian

Paul O'Brian — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:35:59 +0000

Another last resort: Subaru. Well, it doesn’t have to be a Subaru, really, but being driven in the car seems to soothe some babies when nothing else will.

By: Joy

Joy — Tue, 15 May 2007 17:33:45 +0000

Did we remember to send you guys the DVD of all this stuff? It’s stupid, but I totally remember feeling as if I understand all of these a lot better and learned new nuances to the hallowed 5 S’s after watching Dr. Karp do them.

By: duchess

duchess — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:53:34 +0000

We had a modification of Swing. Since he was too heavy for me to carry for the long distressed wails-a-thons, we adapted to the Sling. We popped the baby in, and walked - it got tiring, but I lasted longer and eventually it worked. Suck was great, but only with our pinkies. Pacifiers never worked.

The Shriek was more fun as a Howl, but yeah, it kills your theme (a little like How in the 5 Ws). Whenever I howled because he was screaming, he would stare at me in astonishment. Of course, he would start as soon as I stopped howling.

I remember Sob. I just tried it two weekends ago!

By: Mark J Musante

Mark J Musante — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:52:12 +0000

Don’t forget ‘Sulk’: for when your spouse has gone through the list and finally woken you up so you can share the pain.

By: katre

katre — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:19:55 +0000

I totally remember this game. We had limited success with Swaddle, pretty good with Shush and Suck. Plenty of Sobbing and Screaming, too.