How to Calm A Baby Down

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Calm A Baby Down

When you lay your baby down do they just lay there and cry and you have no idea what to do. Babies tend to cry and you never know why they are crying. But there are several way to calm your baby down.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

blankets
music
your voice
bottle with milk
energy
possibly car/stroller
pacifier

Step 1

* Try bouncing them on your leg.
* Reading them a story.
* Singing a son to them.
* Letting them listen to music on a music box.
* Giving them a bottle.
* Rocking the baby.
* Just talk to the baby.
* Give them a warm bath.
* Change their diaper often.
* Rubbing their chest lightly.
* Rubbing baby powder on their back my sooth them.
Step 2

* Check their bodies for rashes of any kind.
* Lay the baby down to sleep.
* Give the baby a pacifier.
* Try letting them suck on your finger.
Step 3

* Lay the baby down to try to sleep.
* Take your baby for a walk around the house.
* Take your baby for a short but soothing car ride.

Tips & Warnings

Make sure to keep everything around you and the baby very calm.
Sometimes that baby just need to cry it out.

Comments

kaylakitty said

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on 1/13/2009 This helped me so much! I like kids but they don't seem to like me...but this made my friend's son stop crying when I bounced him. What a relief!