Three Reasons Your Baby May Have
a Delayed Response to the 5 “S’s”
You’ll be able to soothe your baby quickly once you become skillful at
using the 5 “S’s.” However, the first few times you use these methods
you may notice something peculiar: Your baby may ignore you or even
cry louder.
This is normal, so please don’t worry. His brain may be having a little
trouble getting your new message:
Augie was dozing angelically when I arrived at his
hospital room to examine him. However, the moment I
unwrapped him and the cool air touched his skin, he
began to howl. I quieted him with some intense rocking
and shushing, but as soon as I stopped and began probing
his soft, marshmallow belly, he began to cry again. Were
my hands too cold? Did I hurt him? No, he just hadn’t
fully recovered from his prior upset, and my touch
rekindled his protests.
Augie bellowed and flailed, then suddenly he became
stone silent. I looked down to see him staring out into
space as if he were trying to ignore me. The calm was only
momentary, however. In seconds, his frantic cry cycled
through him once more.
I snared his hands and held them to his chest. Then I
leaned over his struggling body, rocked him, and
simultaneously made a harsh shhhh sound in his ear.
Within seconds, Augie was again completely at ease.
Five seconds later, however, his cry surfaced one last
time, like an exhausted boxer trying to get up off the mat.
After just a few more seconds of vigorous shushing and
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