Top 5 Unique Ways to Make Your Baby Stop Crying
Is this your first year of caring for a baby? Then, you may likely find it difficult to make your baby stop crying. Below are some points to help you stop your baby crying and you will enjoy it:
- Weighted Blankets
This provides pressure that affects the brain to release neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin which help to improve mood. With this, when a weighted blanket is used for babies, they are likely to stop crying. While sensory issues and other learning problems are a serious matter, your baby will benefit a lot from the use of blankets. Weighted blankets provide several comforts and emotional grounding for babies struggling with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Dyslexia, ADHD among several other learning problems. But while a baby stops crying and sleeps well, all these problems can be avoided.
- Top Position to Hold
To make a baby stop crying, there are some ways you can do this. It is not easy to hold a baby, and it is also a difficult work. However, you have to make yourself safe and comfortable while holding your baby. Some of the holding position of babies to stop crying include shoulder hold, cradle hold, belly hold, hip hold, face-to-face hold, football hold, lap hold and “Hello World” hold or chair hold (one hand under the bum, one on the chest, held in a tilted position). All these holding positions will make you and safe and comfortable, and your baby will stop crying.
- Mamaroo (by the company 4moms)
The 4moms mamaRoo is an infant seat that bounces up and down and also sways from side to side – exactly how parents do to comfort their babies when they are crying. This is an alternative for moms, and it features five unique motions and five-speed options. This amount to a total of 25 different combinations. It also comes with four different inbuilt music to soothe your baby and make him/her stop crying.
- Spa
Some spas can help stop a baby crying. Some of which include massage, swimming, relaxations, stress, healthy lifestyles and wellness. Try giving your baby a nice head and body massage followed by swimming. You can also try and remove anything inducing stress on your baby’s body. Try and improve the lifestyle and wellness of your baby by improving his diet. This will make him stop crying.
- Aromatherapy
Different types of oils can be used to help stop a baby crying. Always use your hand in a circular clockwise motion when massaging oil onto your baby’s body – this is said to be a natural flow of the body. Lavender and Chamomile are an excellent treatment for diaper rash on babies. You can also dilute one or both in a carrier oil and then apply on your baby’s body. This will soothe your baby and make him calm down and stop crying.
