Need a trick to calm your crying baby?
Robert Hamilton is an American pediatrician who has 30 years of experience with babies.
He revealed an incredible technique to calm a newborn crying for no apparent reason.
This trick is very simple. It consists of carrying and cradling the baby in a certain way to soothe him instantly.
Watch the video (in English) and the explanations in French below:
1. Take the baby in your arms.
2. Cross baby's arms comfortably across their chest.
3. Place your hand under his folded arms to hold them securely.
4. Bend your thumb and forefinger in to support baby's chin.
5. Place the other hand on his bottom to gently carry him.
6. Lean the baby at an angle of about 45 degrees to prevent their head from tilting back.
7. Rock the baby gently with a gentle up and down motion or rocking the baby's bottom gently from side to side.
8. Give a soft kiss on the baby's head :-)
There you go, your baby will stop crying in less than 30 seconds :-)
As you can see in the video, most babies love this technique and calm down in just a few seconds.
The pediatrician specifies that this method can be used for babies under 3 months. Why ? Because afterwards, they become too heavy to carry in this position.
If this trick does not work to calm your toddler's crying, it may be because your baby is sick or hungry.
Precautions to be taken
Warning: obviously all the movements you make with the baby should be as gentle and tender as possible.
The goal is to make the least abrupt movements possible.
To support baby's arms and chin, do not use your fingertips but the thickest part of your hands.
Hold the baby securely at a 45 degree angle with his head forward so as not to hurt him.
