The Best Ways to Calm A Crying Baby
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We have a brand new baby at our house. I adore newborns. I know so many people who dislike the newborn phase because they just aren’t sure how to calm a crying baby, which can be stressful, but I just adore newborns! I love their crazy hands that are out of control. I love the way they stay all curled up when you pick them up. I love their sweet little lips. I love the way the warp around your chest and just sleep for hours. There is nothing better than a sweet newborn in my opinion.
The Best Ways to Calm a Crying Baby
First of all, make sure all their basic needs are met. A baby likes to be full, well rested, and have a clean bum. If these bases are covered, see if one of these tips helps:
Temperature- Going along with their basic needs, make sure your baby is not too hot or too cold. Hands that feel cold or look blue or blotchy mean the baby is too cold. Swaddle the baby in a blanket or put on a hat, sweater, jumper with feet, or socks. Flushed, red skin means your baby is too hot. Restlessness is another sign. Remove some clothing or a blanket. A bath may work as well, depends on your baby. Some babies hate baths, others are relaxed by them.
Altitude- How is it that babies can always tell when you are sitting down. Sometimes all you need to do is stand up. Add a bounce or sway and it may calm your babe right down.
Quiet Down- Babies are easily overwhelmed and overstimulated. Instead of adding toys and noise to try to distract them from being upset, try quieting down. Make sure you are calm and try whispering or singing quietly right by their ear.
One perfect way to calm down is to read quietly to your baby! With books you can calm tell a story and help redirect both your stress and your baby’s stress with a good book. Don’t worry if your little one (whether newborn or even up through toddler years) are focusing on the pages. Just keep reading in a calm, even tone and your baby will quickly calm down.
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Time Alone- If your baby is feeling overwhelmed they may not want to be held or rocked. Try giving them some space. Lay them down on a blanket, try giving them some tummy time, or place them in a swing. Give them some time and space alone to calm down.
Comfort- Your sweet babe may be uncomfortable. Try burping them or “running their legs” for gas relief. Make sure their clothing of blankets are not too tight. Check for diaper rash.
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I calmed my grandsons down by sitting in the bathroom with the bathroom fan running and the noise would soothe them. Worked like a charm!
These baby pics are making me melt! My kids loved a dry diaper and full belly.
I never knew about swaddling when my kids were babies. The infant swing always calmed them, though.
This is such a nice read and and awesome collection of ways to calm a baby. It’s really helpful for the moms who find difficulty in calming their baby.
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i love me some swaddles. The first night my youngest was home we didn’t, yea we dind’t make that mistake again.
To calm my daughter when she was a baby, I would bounce with her, sing to her, read to her, swaddle her, or sometimes self-soothe. Thankfully, she had a good disposition as a baby. Now we are at the terrible 2’s.
This are great tips!! It can be so hard to soothe a baby when they are worked up.
Great tips! My baby bottom is so sensitive – the first out of my 3 kids who is very sensitive just about anything and that means lots fuss
I’m so glad that our babies aren’t babies anymore. But, I’m going to pin this! This is a great read for new parents.
When my kids were little i used to swaddle them to help them calm down. Rocking would always help as well.
I am way past those days but Balmax was a life saver for my daughter. She broke out so easily.
These are really great tips! I could have used a few of them with my first child!
This will come in handy for so many parents. The “Quiet Down” method helped a ton!
These are some great tips. I will pass these along to a friend of mine who is about to have a baby.
This is an awesome article! Along with a “shhhh” next to the baby’s ear to calm him, we use white noise for our 3-month-old and it works like a charm!
Most of my babies usually just needed to be swaddled and held close to mom. Not such an issue during the day but at 2am when you are exhausted and feeding doesn’t work it’s hard to stay consciously enough to calm baby. That’s always when my babies were the most uneasy…2am. Oh I’m tired just thinking about it. lol.
I saw put them on the breast and this normally calms them down at least my kids it has! Great tips!
OMG, so darn cute. We definitely swaddled, it was a must and made sure the baby’s bum was dry and clean.
Those days are far, far behind. BUT way back when I swaddled like nobody’s business!