Comments on: Activity #16: Soothe that baby

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:31:42 +0000

Hi Jessica — sorta depends on how old your baby is. Let’s assume within the first three months.

- We’d do everything until the baby was calm, not asleep..
- We would slowly lower him making shushing noises as long as we could, sometimes walking away and “fading out” the shushing
- We always swaddled, but the rest was only when he was really upset

I’d say that was pretty much true for both little guys. But all babies are like snowflakes, right?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:51:07 +0000

The 5 S’s work for me too for calming baby down! I have some questions, though for those of you who are 5 S’s experts:
- How long do you keep doing it? Until baby falls asleep? Closes his eyes? Or, do you put baby down when his eyes are still open but getting sleepy?
- Do you keep doing it when you put baby in crib? Or, can you just walk away?
- Do you do the 5 S’s even if baby is not crying to relax him before the nap?

Thanks!!!

By: Eating my own dogfood in Berkeley » RookieMoms Blog

Eating my own dogfood in Berkeley » RookieMoms Blog — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:24:40 +0000

[...] Activity #455: Wrap your baby and stay warm – See picture. Activity #38: Learn baby massage – I took a free class at Elephant Pharm this week. Next one is Aug 28. Activity #494: Build a better Kleenex box – I sent a personalized Kleenex box with a picture of my baby to all three grandmothers. Activity #17: Soothe that baby – Validating that a swaddled baby naps longer. Activity #92: Go to the theater where crying is allowed – Scarlett’s first movie was Hairspray! Activity #122: Say “Yes, thank you.” – I am pleased with myself because when my seven months pregnant friend Lisa asked how she could help, I told her to come over and hold Scarlett for 20 minutes while I go drive Julian to school. I’m proud of myself for saying “yes” to the help. Activity #100: Get a pedicure – Heather and Milo came, too, and we sat in spa chairs while the babies sat in their carseats. Activity #205: Meet a monkey at the zoo – Ok, this was really for Julian’s benefit, but the result of being #2 is that you get to go to the zoo when you are just a few weeks old. Activity #361: Make some easy kids pants – I made a pair of tiny tiny pants for my tiny tiny girl out of a cute pink tshirt. It took about twenty minutes. Super fun to tell people I made them myself (when they comment). [...]

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:51:30 +0000

Harvey Karp rocks! The 5 S’s saved us. The first time we tried it, after nothing else worked, we really couldn’t believe how instantly our baby stopped crying. We ended up swaddling until 6 1/2 months because she slept better (and longer!) that way. I can’t recommend this DVD and the 5 S’s enough!

By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:29:31 +0000

My husband and I have also been huge users and advocates if THBOTB. In the first month, I think I made every visitor, and certainly every baby-sitter watch it with me. Best.DVD.Ever.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:48:04 +0000

I agree that this book is great! However, I found the CDs of white noise that he sells to be really overpriced (I think $13 plus shipping).

We got a bunch of MP3 downloads of different white noises from http://www.BabySleepSound.com – each just $3.99 and the download was instant, with no shipping and handling! I must sound like I’m a walking commercial for the website, because I have no doubt that these sounds are what taught my daughter to sleep through the night so early, and what saved me from some serious sleep-deprivation. I tell all my friends about them, and have given CDs that I bought from the website as baby shower gifts to several friends, who have all raved about them too.

This book is great! To save money, I recommend just buying your white noise from another source.

By: Mauricio and Jessica

Mauricio and Jessica — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:06:01 +0000

We have been absolutely delighted by the techniques that Dr. Karp suggested. They are easy to implement and difference in calming Caleo down is instantaneous. We wholeheartedly recommend the DVD, which quickly shows you the techniques. We have a humidifier that produces some groovy white noise too. Check out Dr. Karp’s reviews on Amazon, you’ll be blown away.

By: Jamie Comer

Jamie Comer — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:37:47 +0000

There would not have been survival with out Dr. Karp and his 5 S’s! Kayden was swaddled, I think (who has a memory anymore?) until 4 months. Per Whitney’s recommendation, Kayden also still sleeps with her white noise machine.

By: Amy Frazier

Amy Frazier — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:19:09 +0000

I am the BIGGEST advocate for "The Happiest Baby on the Block" materials. Dr. Karp should pay me a commission for how much I promote him and his 5 s's! I totally agree with you - my baby, now 7 months, was tightly swaddled for about 4 months and slept so soundly. We also figured out that white noise hairdryer sound was the way to go! After I read the book and watched the DVD, my baby was sleeping through the night at just over 2 months old.