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!
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