How to Use Soothing Sounds To Calm a Baby With Colic

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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
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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.

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