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| Calming a crying baby. |
| All parents are faced with this challenging part of raising a child. |
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Here are some things you can do: |
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- Pick up your baby and hold close to you; hum, sing or shush your baby.
- Check if baby needs to be changed, fed and/or burped.
- Check if baby is too hot or too cold.
- Make sure baby’s clothes fit comfortably.
- Swaddle (wrap) your baby tightly in a blanket.
- Play white noise (radio or TV static, fan, vacuum) as loud as baby’s cry.
- Rock gently or use a baby swing.
- Offer baby something to suck (breast, finger, pacifier).
- If the crying is getting on your last nerve, it’s OKAY to swaddle and place your baby face up in the crib, turn on strong white noise, and walk away for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Find someone to talk to. Calm down. Then check on your baby.
Never yell at, hit or shake your baby!!
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