How Can You Get a Crying Baby to Sleep?

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A study in "Current Biology" suggests a method for calming a crying baby by carrying them while walking for five minutes, followed by holding them for an additional five to eight minutes. A personal experience shared highlights a similar technique, where walking around a dinner table for about five minutes effectively soothes the infant. The individual emphasizes the importance of proper support when placing the baby in the crib, which may contribute to the success of the method. Additional anecdotal evidence suggests that variations in technique, such as turning the baby or adjusting how they are held, can also be effective. Overall, the discussion underscores the reliability of movement and proper handling in soothing crying infants.
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Per study https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01363-X), walk for 5 minutes then hold for 8 minutes.
A study published in "Current Biology" describes a method for getting crying infant to sleep.
That method:
-- 1) Carry infant while walking for 5 minutes.
-- 2) Continue to hold infant for another 5 to 8 minutes.

In my household, this is very similar to "Daddy's method for getting the baby to sleep".
It is very reliable and quiets the crying in seconds.
When I demo'd it to a very skeptical sister-in-law, she exclaimed "You hypnotized her".
All I do is carry the infant around the dinner table until it is well asleep - usually about 15 times around the table - perhaps 5 minutes.
Unlike the article's recommendations, at that point I carry the infant upstairs and put it in its crib.

Perhaps my crib setting technique is graceful enough to avoid the 5-8 minute wait - or perhaps my kids were sounder sleepers.
I do notice that I carry the infant a bit higher than what is diagrammed in the article. I carry them high enough for the infants head to touch the top of my shoulder. And when I set them in the crib, I am fully supporting the back of head and body, then just lean forward and lower them down. The Mommy takes over from there.
 
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Once the obvious was ruled out, I used to turn him over from one side to the other, then firmly took him in. (Just the one son)

I remember it working at least once and I was very surprised!

If it does not work then you are not doing it right!
 
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