During the first months and years of a baby’s life, parents will be responsible not only for feeding, caring for and cleaning it. Also, we will be in charge of comforting and reassuring you when you feel uncomfortable or restless .
A movement that we usually do automatically when we try to calm a crying baby, is to hold it in our arms while we walk and we cradle it , and as we know, it is something that usually works.
If you ever wondered why this action that may seem simple is so effective, science explains the whole process behind it, and why your baby stops crying when you stand up when you hold him .
Published a few years ago in the journal Current Biology , this study has been commissioned to show how and why something as simple as standing up when we hold a crying baby can help calm their crying.
As we know who have children, especially in the case of mothers, taking them in our arms, while we lull and sing, is something that helps to calm them when they feel restless or uncomfortable. It is an action that we usually do by mere instinct.
However, as this research explains, behind this instinctive movement there is a whole process by which our baby calms down when we stand up , and that helps them to stop moving, calm crying and reduce their heart rate.
According to the researchers, this reassuring response of the baby is due to the fact that when the mother stands up, there is a coordination of central, motor and cardiac regulations , which are a key component in the interactions between mother and baby. Therefore, standing up and walking a little while holding a crying baby is much more effective than simply rocking or cradling while sitting or lying down.
This reminds us of the results of another study that we shared a few months ago, in which it was found that the combination of three sensory stimuli: swaddling the baby, making or making soft sounds and being in motion, is the most effective way to calm a baby. crying baby .
Let us remember that the crying baby should always be cared for, so as we have seen, taking him in our arms and standing up while we walk with him and lull him is one of the most effective ways to help him stop crying .
Via | Motherly
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