The Happiest Baby on the Block - Richard & Judy

[onesaleaday4u]

I see...

[SweetCocoa69]

i have to try this after i have mine

[danieltulp]

@pariah1974

what a load of ...; I live in the Netherlands (small country in Europe) and we are no 2nd or 3rd world country and have always seen breastfeeding as the best option

swaddling has been applied here a long time as well

perhaps it's a consumer (=advertisement) driven economy thing?

but I believe neither is the thing that is 'new' in the method shown here, the upside down sideways motion is, I'm gonna try it first change I get.

[juanjowetmaster]

Awesome!

[hoisonsauce]

One thing I've noticed is that lowering the frequency of your shooshing can make a difference. I don't shoosh nearly that loud in my daughter's ear but I do it at a lower register and it works quite well.

[bongapendo]

Haha. This guy is the baby whisperer. Lol.

[ziggystar1979]

I tried this on my wife, it didn't work very well, she got louder.

[skitty09]

your not "binding" your baby when you swaddle them. it makes them feel secure and safe. they were like that for 10 months after all.

[fifimsp]

That's amazing. You can see every time the babies really do just calm down.

[navymish24]

OMG I would never do that SSSSHHHHHH right in my babys ear hole! poor child! I only managed to watch a few seconds of this!

[jpatton624]

@navymish24

you realize the babies' crying is louder than that shush right?

[navymish24]

OMG I would never do that SSSSHHHHHH right in my babys ear hole!

[JenniferWisocky]

Oh my gosh what is that man doing? Try having someone SHHHH in your ear that loud and see how you like it!

[plumcake9]

Imagine yourself screaming, and then you're deafened by a continuous loud sound and put on a swing - of course you'll stop screaming - your mind is numbed and your body is bound. Why would you want to stun and numb your baby because you can't handle it's crying?

[Xakana]

I did this with DD1 and never had any problems with crying and she NEVER "just cried". There was always an identifiable, fixable reason.

DD2, I forgot about doing this in the beginning and it was when I was desperately trying to get her to latch because the SIGHT of my breast made her scream. Just me preparing to feed her sent her into hysterics. Swaddle, shush and bam, she was calm and willing to latch (until I could find the underlying cause and fix it). It saved us in so many ways.

[ziggystar1979]

This is disturbing. You can also stop a dog from barking by taping it's mouth shut....it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. All these mothers seem oblivious to the fact that this can damage a baby's hearing. This man should be stopped and people should realize that he's just a quack who discovered a way to scare a baby into a survival mode of not crying. Am I really the only one disturbed by this???

[Xakana]

@ziggystar1979 Yes and you also clearly have no understanding of how newborn babies hear. The womb is roughly the volume of a LOUD vacuum cleaner, constantly. You aren't BLOWING INTO the baby's ear, you're just making the sound close enough to drown out the sound of the baby's crying, thus, getting attention. Baby isn't scared, either. In fact, it calms the baby enough to let them feed if they have GI issues making them afraid of eating--from experience. RTFM, or in this case, book.

[natalieorphan]

@ziggystar1979 Literally try it. Have someone shhh in your ear, and you'll see it is in no way damaging. I thought it looked painful, so I had my husband shhh as loud as he could in my ear. It's so quiet. the sound of their own crying is MUCH more damaging. It seems like it would be damaging until you test it on yourself.

[MyCryingBaby]

Whilst I'm sure this works pretty effectively at stopping babies crying, it doesn't do anything about addressing the underlying causes of excessive crying in babies which can result from issues as diverse as stress and difficulties during pregnancy and birth, through to dietary sensitivities. How would you feel if you were shushed and rocked when you were trying to express yourself??

[Xakana]

@MyCryingBaby Read the book. It actually DOES discuss all of that. These babies should have been nursed before the technique, but they were just used as an example. This is actually incredibly useful for a baby having issues with feedings, while the underlying cause is being found. Short bits like this don't have time to explain the psychology that's explained in the book.

[BiggBertz]

SSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! :)

[fornello123]

SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSHH­HHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH­SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSHH­HHHHHHHHHH

[flattery103]

I can't shush a baby 24 hours a day. That is why I have come up with an even easier technique... I have a audio clip of running water from the internet and I play that on repeat as the baby swings or sits in the vibrating chair and that is all it takes. Then I can do dishes or clean the house while he sites calmly...

[Xakana]

@flattery103 Which is suggested in the book, along with white noise machines and loud music. After baby is fully fed, clean, etc.

[MicahsMommi]

this worked amazingly with both my children!

[TeamKilday]

My baby is just 3 weeks old and I've noticed that when I've 'sssshhhed' just out of instinct, he calms down a little. I'll try this technique when the 5 S's the next time bub is really cranky. Although, I do have to add that babies cry for a reason - if your baby is hungry and you simply do this technique, the baby won't sleep long because it is still hungry.

[allnightdrinker]

"SSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!­!! SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH­HHH! AAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHHHH! whats thats horrible sound damn i'm now deaf!"

[davidhaner]

This works fantastically well.

[mikechristodoulou]

thank you so much for the advise. Life changing...

[gthogan]

This stuff works amazingly well. I'd recommend it to all new parents.

[HeatherRaeEstes]

This works, trust me! The shushing in the ear doesn't harm the baby in any way, although I admit he does it louder than maternal instinct makes us want to do. The loud shushing works better and doesn't harm their ears.

[holxy]

"it takes a man to soothe a baby" ???

transPlanko sorry to disapoint you but these exact techniques are ancestral and practised by women in africa,asia, eastern europe..with our modern life we forgot to do all of that . In fact dr Karp explains this in his book, how mums in africa/asia are carrying their baby next to their body and that's the best way to take care of it. And now there's the new trend of chinese/kangaroo wrap and everyone's doing it and fancy brands are selling them 100$ each!:)

[diverselady]

Your very right about that it takes American decades to figure things out that other countries have been doing forever. Baby wearing is relativity new in America but it works, even breast feeding was viewed as wrong in my grandmothers day now we know its the best thing for our children ... of course not everyone chooses the best for there babies.

[Pariah1974]

@diverselady

We in America (as well as some other Western countries) are very susceptible to trends. We love the latest thing. So breastfeeding was seen as old and silly when formula came along, we have given up swaddling in favor of bouncy seats and swings etc.

Now that there are the velcro swaddles and science sees the light again on breastfeeding it all comes back into fashion.

Other countries (especially 2nd and 3rd world countries) don't have the luxury of trends and fashionable ideas

[kaylanc82]

This DEFINITELY worked with our first baby and with #2 on the way in less than a month, this was a good refresher. Everyone with a newborn on the way should watch and learn the 5 S's :)

[fabratmti]

You have to realize that the shooshing by the ear is ok. The womb is really loud. If you get the dvd, he explains that the womb is about as loud as a vacuum cleaner. This is why it works. It will not harm your child. I have a 2 yr old and a 2 week old and have used this technique on both. Works wonders.

[j080805]

I turn the vacuum on if my son cries and just wants to be held it always helps soothe him unless he really needs me but then of course I pick him up and there is mommy baby time.

[martinez78119]

wow, I just tried this with my 3 wk old and she is asleep now after hours of fighting her sleep. thanks for posting!!!

[diverselady]

Om so glad you watched this.

[000100010]

Whats wrong with having a good cry every once in a while ?!

[nicolemarieblah]

You have obviously never had a baby with true colic. It's not a "good cry" and it's not "every once in a while"...it's continuous, for hours every day.

[000100010]

You obviously missed the point.

[transPlanko]

all the maternal instinct in the world and it takes a man to soothe the babies! ha ha, excellent!

[darlingraymond]

i think it looks fab, I would love the opinion of a specialist on the shushing at the ear! thats all that would worry me. But anything that helps parents is welcome!

[lestat602]

holly crap! the baby at 1:08 has a big head! he is cute though

[j080805]

LMAO haha

[val1107]

it works man.

[skarletcharity]

gosh, he's right in her ear.

[MariahEager]

Yeah but it worked