crying reflex off and his calming reflex on. Once you have mastered
these skills, crying will no longer be a cause of frustration. In fact, as odd
as
it sounds, you may even start appreciating your baby’s wails as a
great opportunity for you to help him feel loved—and to help you feel
like a terrific parent.
Main Points:
Swaddling is the cornerstone of calming. It gives nurturing
touch,
stops flailing, and focuses your baby’s attention
Swaddling by itself may not halt crying, rather it prepares
babies for the other “S’s” that
do switch crying off
The reasons our ancestors stopped swaddling centuries ago
Six unnecessary concerns today’s parents have about
swaddling
The perfect baby swaddle: The DUDU wrap
As my office
was about to close one evening, Alex’s mother called, in
tears. Betsy said Alex had been having bouts of pain for more than two
weeks. Here’s how Betsy described it.
“When Alex was six weeks old, she began having
terrible gas pains. At night she would wake up screaming
almost hourly. I watched my diet, in case something I was
eating was giving her gas. But that didn’t alleviate her
crying at all.”
Betsy asked me for some anti-gas medicine to help Alex with what she
assumed were stomach cramps. She was surprised when I focused on
how to calm her rather than curing the gas. I taught Betsy about the
calming reflex
and showed her how to swaddle, shhhh, and swing Alex
to help her fall asleep. But, Betsy remained skeptical.
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