How to Use Soothing Sounds To Calm a Baby With Colic

Colicky babies cry for more than three hours a day, more than three days a week.

Having a baby with colic can be exhausting for new parents. Seeing your baby cry and cry may seem like nothing will work to calm him. However, a different kind of noise may be the solution. Soothing sounds that mimic the sounds the baby heard in the womb can have a calming affect on a colicky baby.

Things You'll Need

• Soothing sounds

Instructions

1. Run water from a faucet or a shower. The sound of running water can have a hypnotic effect, according to PediaSleep.

2. Play other water sounds such as running river or rain. You can find CDs of these sounds at music stores or free downloads online.

3. Run the vacuum, hair dryer or dishwasher in an adjacent room to your baby as long as these sounds are not too loud.

4. Hold your baby on top of a running clothes dryer to feel and hear the white noise of the machine. Do not leave your baby alone on the dryer.

5. Purchase a CD of womb sounds from a baby supply store.

Tips & Warnings

• You may have to try a few of these soothing sounds before you find one that works for your baby. These sounds can also help an older baby go to sleep.

References

• FamilyDoctor.org: Colic
• Parents.com: 10 Ways to Soothe Baby's Colic
• PediaSleep: Soothing Sounds for Colic

Resources

• PediaSleep: Soothing Sounds for Colic