Happiest Baby on the block

When three parents independently told us we had to watch this DVD, we knew it was for real. It's a very short piece on how to get your baby to stop crying. Nothing terribly revolutionary, but we're more than happy to pick up whatever tips we could get. The most important appears to be Swaddling.

First, one is to lay the baby down on the receiving blanket, with a short corner tucked under the head. For the next three weeks, the part of our baby will be played by Wedgehead.

We are to follow a "Down, Up, Down, Up" fold, more aptly abreviated as, of course Dudu. So first, we fold one corner down, making sure to tuck the arm tight against the side, and the blanket under his arm on the other side.


We then are to fold the bottom corner up to his left shoulder, again making sure the arm is squished tight against the body. Tuck extra blanket under the back again.


Pull the remaining length of blanket down just a bit, sinching tight against your baby.


Finally, wrap the remaining length of blanket around the baby like a belt, tucking in the last bit back into the folds of the blanket in the front.

Our baby is now comfortably swaddled, and in theory will be much calmer, and hopefully sleep better. We'll let everybody know if it's in fact this easy with a wailing subject.