This week I wanted to talk to you about one of my all-time favorite thing’s….. NEWBORN BABIES!
I could actually talk to you about your squishy, delicious, perfect newborn all day long, however today I will limit it to some tips on how to settle your newborn baby.
Babies cry, some cry more than others and for parents this can be really hard to handle. As a mother of two children myself, I know how hearing your child cry can trigger certain emotions within you. I often say that when a mother hears her child cry it is like every nerve ending in your body is on fire. It can be physically painful to hear. Every ounce of you wants to do whatever is necessary to ‘turn it off’.
When I became a Certified Baby Sleep Consultant, I also became a Certified Happiest Baby Educator. If you haven’t heard of Dr Harvey Karp or the Happiest Baby on the Block, then you wouldn’t have heard of his 5 S’s either. Dr Harvey Karp is one of the worlds most trusted and respected pediatricians and the genius behind the 5 steps to settle a crying baby I am going to tell you about. When done correctly, it will turn on your baby’s ‘calming reflex’ and stop them crying.