A wondrous thing happened today: Michael was able to calm a very fussy Elizabeth and put her in the swing to sleep. This is something that doesn't usually happen for us. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, Elizabeth is pretty much never a happy camper unless she's attached to one of my breasts. My friend Tina, who just had a lovely little baby girl named Sofia, recommended a book to me:
The Happiest Baby on the Block, by Dr. Harvey Karp. Michael was able to find a video online that was made by Dr. Karp and that covers the same techniques discussed in the book and we watched it this afternoon. You can also see a very quick rundown of his 5 S's in
this YouTube clip from a morning show. Michael's success in calming Elizabeth was pretty amazing. Here is a pic of him using two of the 5 S's: swaddling and side-holding:
If you have a fussy baby, you should try these out--we were able to start using these techniques within minutes of learning them. So
thank you,
Tina, for recommending the book/video, and
thank you,
Dr. Karp for taking the time to develop this approach and to teach it to us bleary-eyed, harried parents.
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