Crying Baby, Stressed Mother, Singing Voice
April 28, 2006 by kate baggott
Filed under Baby Care, Mental Health
Do you know it only takes a few minutes of crying to raise your stress levels? You know the anxious feeling when you wonder what you’re going to do next coupled with ringing in your ears as the crying gets louder.
That’s why, in our family, we think it’s better for everyone’s mental health to soothe baby rather than let her cry it out. I walk, I rock, I speak calmly, I sing, I rub what might be a sore belly.
And, when I feel like I might go crazy and/or deaf, I bring in reinforcements.
The very soft blanket my aunt knitted …read more
