🧸 Soothing & healing

Burping / gas

• Burping techniques

• Gas drops / simethicone

  • Q&A from Mayo Clinic about the use of simethicone

  • Homeopathic option from Boiron

• “Bicycles”

• Probiotic drops

  • Further info

Relaxation

• Soothing touch

  • Why is this important?

• Infant massage

  • Tips and benefits

  • How-to videos

• Craniosacral therapy (CST)

• What is it?

• Brilliant Births (Berkeley) offers CST for infants & adults

White noise / shushing (be careful!)

• Hatch

• Baby Shusher

• Snooz

Swinging / bouncing

• Methods to calm fussy baby from Happiest Baby

• Gentle bouncing on birth/exercise ball — be sure to securely support baby’s head and keep it stationary while bouncing; consider using a baby wrap/carrier to help hold your baby while bouncing.

Teething

• Teething rings (gel-filled teethers are great) and cold, wet washcloths can help soothe your baby’s gums

• Mayo Clinic’s tips for soothing a teething baby

Diaper rash (see related section on Diapering > How to diaper your baby)

Use gentle, water-based wipes or running water to clean their diaper area

• After thoroughly cleaning their diaper area, let your baby air dry naturally (lay them on a towel or waterproof mat) or use a hair dryer (on low power & cool) or hand-held fan to dry your baby's skin

• Apply topical ointment

  • Polysporin for open sores / wounds

• Apply diaper cream

  • Popular diaper creams

    • Desitin (may not be ideal for sensitive skin). I recommend Maximium Strength (purple one). - Takako

    • Boudreaux’s Butt Paste - has a smooth, thin, clay-like consistency.

    • Vaseline

    • Active Skin Repair baby

    • Mini spatula to apply topical products to skin (VERY helpful if you don't like getting your hands messy)

Congestion

• Frida Baby NoseFrida SnotSucker

• Nasal irrigation

• Saline spray / drops

• Humidifier

Nail Care

• haakaa Electric Baby Nail File - filing nails takes time and must be done regularly; an electric file helps make the process much easier and more efficient

Colic

• Diagnosis, causes, treatments, etc.

A tip on making the panicky moments better: A one-page playbook

• Ever have those moments when you don’t know why the baby is crying, and you feel overwhelmed—unsure what they need and unable to think clearly? We’ve been there. That’s why we created a one-page playbook we kept on our wall to quickly help us identify what our baby might be needing.

  For our firstborn, we had this on the wall in the baby’s nursery.

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  A simple paper that lists the reasons why the baby could be crying. It helped us be more calm in handling those challenging moments.

  This is completely tailored to your baby. For example, our son really liked staring at a particular floor lamp in his room and paintings in our family room. He often found comfort in being carried in the Ergobaby. We created a section called, “His Favorites” to remind ourselves of the little things that helped soothe him. It’s incredibly easy to put together.