How to Make a Baby Stop Crying

You’ve changed the diapers, fed her, played with her. Still, the baby is crying constantly. You feel helpless and probably on the verge to start crying yourself. Well, you are not alone. Many parents feel the same way when faced with a baby’s cry. Before you run off to a pediatrician, try to make your baby stop crying by following our suggestions.

Our first suggestion is to use a hairdryer!

I know this may sounds strange but believe me, it works! Especially if your baby’s having problems with colic. How? Well, it’s proven that the sounds of running water, devices like vacuum cleaners, extractor fans and especially hairdryers are similar to that of a mother’s bloodstream. The baby listened to it while it was in the mother’s womb and it makes the baby feel secure. Don’t believe me?! Try it out. Record the sound of a hairdryer with your mobile phone. When you play it, you will notice that it sounds the same as the noise you’ve heard while listening to baby’s bloodstream and heart beat on ultrasound.

Apart from the sound, a hairdryer is also effective because you can use it to warm up the baby’s stomach.

This helps when the baby suffer from colic. Put a towel or a cloth diaper over the baby’s stomach, set the hairdryer to LOW and at about 50 cm distance and swinging all the time, direct the blow towards the baby’s stomach.

Second, if you can’t make a baby stop crying, take her for a walk.

Even the famous pedestrian Dr. Spock claimed that this can do wonders. So, if the weather is fine (meaning not windy, foggy or raining) don’t wait. Dress your baby adequately and go out. Even better, ask your partner to do it. He will spend some time with his kid, and you will have a chance to rest, relax or finish some of the housework. In spring or summer, all tree of you can go out together, and if the baby falls asleep (which often happens during the walk) the two of you can sit for a coffee. Don’t forget to bring a recorded sound of the hair dryer and a rattle in case the baby gets upset. Many people found it helpful to take a baby out for a drive, but every stop at the red light can provoke it to start crying again.

Having a baby swing is also a good way to calm your baby.

Do you remember “Sex and the City”? Miranda had one. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come cheap but you can buy a used one for half the price. Apart from this, if you plan to have a baby’s shower, don’t be ashamed to ask your friends to get you one. They will split the costs and get you something you’ll actually find useful.

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Playing an instrument or music is also an efficient way to make your baby stop crying. Babies don’t like to be left alone, they feel abandoned and scared. So, sing to them, talk to them, play a guitar. They love listening to your voice.

And last, but not least: don’t despair.

Little babies have to cry, especially in the first tree months. You’ve probably heard this hundreds of times and it doesn’t bring you much comfort but it’s true. Crying is the only way a baby communicates. So, if you are sure that it is healthy, dry and full, don’t be upset. It will get easier after the first tree months. You will learn to recognise her cry and she will start paying attention to the world that surrounds her and hence be much easier to amuse.

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Barbara

I am a devoted hedonist who enjoys nice things – food, wine, fine arts, spending time with friends and family. Teaching mandarin Chinese is my life vocation, but my dream is to open a small restaurant and a patisserie. My life's motto: "Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

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