36 years ago, I employed a similar tactic to calm my fussy baby. As a very young infant, I noticed that my son was fussy every evening starting around 6:00PM I decided after reading a book about baby massage, that I would try it out. Instead of bathing him in the morning, I changed his bath to late afternoon, and then massaged his legs and arms with baby lotion for maybe fifteen minutes.
It was a miracle he did not start crying that evening or any evening that I gave him his bath and massage.. He was much more relaxed and peaceful. The funny thing is I told his Pediatrician about what I was doing and he laughed and said that he doubted that was why he stopped fussing. His lack of support, I ignored, because as a Mother, I knew that I was on to something. It is nice to see that Mom's are still using their own common sense and instinct to calm their babies.
Lizz Givens - 10 years ago
Truly wish this was around when my son was a baby. The water just helps colic babies. He was for 6 months of his life we would go to the pool when he was 4 months.
Susan - 10 years ago
A calm parent probably has as much to do with a happy calm baby as anything else. Invest in a book about baby massage, if you think it necessary, and put the money you would otherwise be spending at the baby spa into a special account, for a vacation, or for date nights with your significant other, or something else that will refresh you.
Amanda - 10 years ago
I want to purchase one of these. There are others on eBay and Amazon but this one looks the best. It's really gotta big circumfriance and ya I would just love obe
36 years ago, I employed a similar tactic to calm my fussy baby. As a very young infant, I noticed that my son was fussy every evening starting around 6:00PM I decided after reading a book about baby massage, that I would try it out. Instead of bathing him in the morning, I changed his bath to late afternoon, and then massaged his legs and arms with baby lotion for maybe fifteen minutes.
It was a miracle he did not start crying that evening or any evening that I gave him his bath and massage.. He was much more relaxed and peaceful. The funny thing is I told his Pediatrician about what I was doing and he laughed and said that he doubted that was why he stopped fussing. His lack of support, I ignored, because as a Mother, I knew that I was on to something. It is nice to see that Mom's are still using their own common sense and instinct to calm their babies.
Truly wish this was around when my son was a baby. The water just helps colic babies. He was for 6 months of his life we would go to the pool when he was 4 months.
A calm parent probably has as much to do with a happy calm baby as anything else. Invest in a book about baby massage, if you think it necessary, and put the money you would otherwise be spending at the baby spa into a special account, for a vacation, or for date nights with your significant other, or something else that will refresh you.
I want to purchase one of these. There are others on eBay and Amazon but this one looks the best. It's really gotta big circumfriance and ya I would just love obe