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I'm not exaggerating when I say that right this minute I can't think of a single occasion where I've ever seen a baby crying while being carried like this and most are fast asleep while the caregiver goes about their business.
[1] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54246ac0e4b0ab...
We found swaddles with velcro to be really helpful for our kids to fall and stay asleep. We tried a few but the SwaddleMe's [1] worked the best. The baby would manage to work their arm out of the others we tried...and once their arm is out it is game over...their startle reflex wakes them up. Once they outgrow the swaddle, the Merlin Magic Sleepsuits [2] were amazing. Bonus...you can't stop laughing at how silly they…
I read about it with my own children and it worked, and there was science behind it. https://www.happiestbaby.com/blogs/baby/the-5-s-s-for-soothi...
it's 2022 and they are still doing research with just moms as caregivers?
So I'm from Zambia and like in most black African cultures we carry our babies in swaddles across the back of the caregiver (like a backpack). [1] I'm not exaggerating when I say that right this minute I can't think of a single occasion where I've ever seen a baby crying while being carried like this and most are fast asleep while the caregiver goes about their business. [1] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content…
Meanigless study with only 21 babies, extremely small sample size to make some general statements. > Results showed that the most effective way to put a baby to sleep was to carry them and walk around for five minutes, sit and wait for five to eight minutes, then put them to bed. Also this is nice theory, we all know of course if you hold baby (and eventually walk) the baby can fall asleep, the problem is to put the…
The second increasingly common popular comment is "Yeah but is it causal? and not correlation?", including popular follow ups such as did they correct for socio economic status? (Which in the vast majority of studies, they always do)
I'm curious to know if the posters of these comments have been to univsersity / college? Have they taken any classes on the basics of scientific method? I remember my bachelors had a course on it, at least.
It's great that more people are interested in science, but it's not great that people dismiss entire studies because they do not understand how science works.
So I'm from Zambia and like in most black African cultures we carry our babies in swaddles across the back of the caregiver (like a backpack). [1] I'm not exaggerating when I say that right this minute I can't think of a single occasion where I've ever seen a baby crying while being carried like this and most are fast asleep while the caregiver goes about their business. [1] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content…
Cool, interesting perspective. Love HN for being so international, despite the US origin.
"In the experiment, when their babies cried loudly, moms randomly combined four actions -- carrying them on a walk, sitting while holding them, putting them to bed, and rocking them in a stroller -- about every 30 seconds." it's 2022 and they are still doing research with just moms as caregivers?
The problem is with a breastfed baby they are very focused on getting their milk supply where it needs to be and if that means feeding practically constantly for hours at a time, that's fine by them.
A trick my mom and dad used on me was taking me for a short drive in car. For some reason moving in a car/bus makes me sleepy. Even today I have no problem sleeping in a bus or plane even if I am not tired
I was quite worried when I learnt to drive that it would be an issue. Fortunately not, having tasks to concentrate on foils the effect
