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Does Music Calm a Fussy Baby?

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Pam
on March 15, 2008
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When the first of my three sons was born, he was beautiful, healthy, and……well…. …fussy. I would nurse him, rock him, gently lay him down, only to hear him begin to cry within about 2 minutes or less! I had him to the doctor, checked my diet, used better diapers even though there was no rash, called all my friends for the latest up to date advise, nothing worked. I realized that there was only one desperate measure left and I had to resort to it…I called Mom!

She gave me the craziest advice I thought I had ever heard, she told me to get out the vacuum cleaner and sweep the floors! I was sure that I would never try it, how could that do anything ? Was she just trying to keep busy so I wouldn’t lose it..or had she lost it already?

I went on with my routine feeding, changing, rocking,gently laying down, and when my baby started to cry, you guessed it, out came the vacuum cleaner ! I wondered of course if I was drowning out my child’s cries while working off my own frustration, and if it made me a bad mother. So I swept my way to the bedroom door and peaked in. To my surprise, my son was wide awake with an expression of wonder on his face, he was enjoying the noise ! My carpets were never dirty, and my son got out of the routine of fussing.

Today my children are grown, and I have spent years in child care. One of my clients recently adopted two boys. One of these boys was fussy. He was even fussy in the car. I popped in a C.D. of some calming music while on an errand one day ( to keep my own nerves calm while driving ) and to my surprise, the baby stopped crying!

I have since tried this same music at nap time and have had amazing results. The children are content to lay down and happy rather than demanding when they wake up. I then tried many other types of music but did not have the same results. I told the musician about the effect that his C.D. had on children and asked him if he would please consider making one for babies, and bless his heart, he did.

If you have a fussy though healthy baby and you don’t want to wear out your sweeper much less take it in the car with you, this C.D. is for you.. and here is a link to the site where you can find it and listen to some of it as well.

http://hiddenstreamsproductions.com/

May sweet peace be with you and your baby!

What’s In This Baby Food Anyway?

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Pam
on March 13, 2008
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So, is that food with no flavor better for our children, or just cheaper to produce? It is soooo convenient, it took me a long time to think to ask.

Do we know if first quality foods were used? The World Watch Institute, Healthy Child Healthy World Organization, and Greenpeace U.K., all have some interesting information on this and other things in our baby’s daily grasp that may or may not be so safe. Even some of the organic foods are on the Greenpeace list of brands that contain harmful ingredients or toxins.

If this is enough to get you cooking, you can find some good tips and recipes here..

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/

If you go with the jar I would highly recommend organic.There is a buzz going around that foreign investors are bidding to buy some of our baby food companies. The list is said to include China which has had food stuffs pulled from our shelves for metal fragments and toxins.
Do your homework! Check out what company you are trusting your baby’s health with. Find out who owns the company.You will be glad you made the effort.
You may also want to see if biotec foods are used since we do not yet know the long term effects of eating altered foods.

Happy cooking or happy shopping!!