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Describe the most effective method (s) you found for settling your upset baby,
include babies age.
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· Taking baby for a walk in the sling always calmed him down, although often when I stopped it would start again. Mother of Finlay 8 months.
· My baby never really cried a lot as we did SOS (Save our sleep, Tizzie Hall) routines from birth so she always new when food or sleep was coming so she had no need to get stressed. Mother of Saskia 10months.
· Up to 1 years old ... roll them away from you and gently pat their bottom in their bed. Mother of Hannah 20 months.
· 1st baby - only thing that really settled was breastfeeding. 2nd baby - dummy until 6 weeks, then patting and later, singing lullabies. Mother of Amy 6, Sophie 3.
· Breastfeeding him. Mother of Jason 22 months.
· Breastfeeding usually helped to calm him down; if that didn't work I used to sing to him and slow dance in his dark room until he'd fall asleep. Mother of Ryan 20 months
· Checking if they wanted a feed, checking to see if they wanted burping, Check nappy... sing, rock, pat. Mother of Poppy 3, Harry 21 months
· Using sleep cues including wrapping baby for first 4 months then using a sleeping bag for all sleeps thereafter. For the first 3 months, using Sounds of silence CD was also helpful. For first 3 months, patting gently on tummy also worked some of the time. Mother of Thomas 14 months.
· Rocking in bassinet up until he was 4 months. If a really bad night - falling asleep on dad's tummy, probably from about 10 months Wearing less clothes but with swaddling - liked to feel secure but not too hot (4 months +). Mother of Chase 20 months.
· 6-8 weeks wrap her up, swaddle, rock her in a rocking chair or bounce on a fitness ball. I still have the fitness ball in her room. Best way to settle my baby, plus helping my fitness. Mother of Mia 2 months.
· 0-5 months wrapping, also a breastfeed 0-6 walking in the pram, motion 6-current, music, keeping the room dark and putting him in a sleeping bag. Mother of Lukas 10 months.
· Picking baby up, cuddles, walk around with baby in sling- birth to around 8 months. Mother of Isabelle 3, Blake 20 months.
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