Before leaving the hospital we were told to watch a video called "The Happiest Baby on the Block." Boy, are we glad we did! This video explains the 5 S's. One of the S's is SHHHHH (shushing)! You can make the noise with your mouth, but you must over come the baby's cry to soothe the child. The video we watched said the SHHH noise could even come in the form of a vacuum, hair dryer, etc.
Well, I am here to tell you that I am writing this post beside my Dyson! It works! Nick and I have used the hair dryer tonight as well...it works! I must say the sound of the Dyson and Conair are much better than a screaming baby's cry. This "white noise" works instantly to make them stop crying, and don't worry about the sound being too loud for your child. The sounds in the womb are much louder says Dr. Karp, the 5 S's expert.
I used the Dyson in between him latching to breastfeed. I have a very impatient child when hungry. The vacuum allows him to calm down enough to latch.
We used the hair dryer to get his diaper changed and swaddle him before the feedings.
We are very grateful to our lactation consultant in the hospital, Barbara, who encouraged us to watch the video!
What are the other S's? Sucking, Swaddling, Swinging (or shake, but not vigorously...they demonstrated the technique on the video), and Side Sleeping.
We have used all of these techniques. More to come on how we've done with the other S's.
Check out the video below of Dr. Karp demonstrating his magic of the 5 S's!
PS after looking at my hair dryer closely, I have a Vidal Sassoon....
Marvelous Miriam: 23 months?!
4 years ago
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Madden would SCREAM when he got too tired or when his stomach hurt. Emily would put him in the swing with the hairdryer (turned on of course) sitting on the floor behind him. That was the most soothing thing for him.
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