https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 10:25:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186608 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:13:43 +0000 Boogs 186608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Woo hoo! You must be feeling so refreshed getting longer stretches of sleep, and I bet your LO is happy to be getting such good rest, too. Maybe he'll reward you with even longer stretches tonight. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186578 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:07:00 +0000 lemondrop 186578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YAY! Amen Sista, Dr. Karp is amazing!</p> <p>Glad to hear things are better, I'm a pro at Shhhh'ing now. </p> <p>We call them dinosaur noises too, he is our Dino Mite :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186576 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:04:00 +0000 skibobrown 186576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! We also re-watched the happiest baby on the block when our LO was a few weeks old. From that day on, my husband has been an expert at the 5 S's. He uses them to get DD to sleep every night, and it's wonderful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186558 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:47:41 +0000 calsmom 186558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I want to watch the dvd now! Hope Tyler sleeps as well or even longer tonight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186535 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:53:41 +0000 HLK208 186535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Woohoo!! Okay this makes me want to go back to watch the entire DVD again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186532 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:52:14 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 186532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I espouse it all the time. He has got some magic in a bottle there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186516 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:22:46 +0000 mooncici 186516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The 5s is awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186092 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:51:54 +0000 Running Elley 186092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just added to my registry!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186081 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:41:50 +0000 katbridg 186081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: speaking of Isis...sign yourself up for the Great Beginnings class. It's seriously the best thing you can do for your sanity! I rarely comment but my love for Isis runs deep!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186080 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:39:54 +0000 MsMini 186080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! I just saw your sleep question to me on the May baby thread, but it seems like you have it all under control! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-186007 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:59:48 +0000 winniebee 186007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: Cool, thanks for the suggestion! (Yes, I do live in Boston!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185553 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:39:45 +0000 mrs. bird 185553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yay!! i'm glad it's working for you! </p> <p>i seem to remember you being in the boston area, but i've been wrong before ;) at isis maternity, they have a class on using the 5Ss (well, they did, i haven't checked recently though) if you know anyone who could benefit from seeing them live in action. i went for work and thought it was super helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185534 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:24:56 +0000 winniebee 185534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Oh I didn't know there were those sounds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185531 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:23:30 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 185531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is great news!!!! So happy for you. I haven't read it... but sounds interesting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185527 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:22:42 +0000 mrs. wagon 185527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>wooohooooo!!!!! I didn't read the book or watch the DVD but the five S's really helped us. And the white noise too!! We still run his super loud humidifier every single night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185512 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:13:34 +0000 pastemoo 185512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: If you go to the DVD menu "special features," they have 3 sets of (really disturbing for mommy) womb sounds--a super loud one for if baby is still crying, a slightly quieter one for once LO stops crying, and a calmer one for sleeping/resting. I listened to those this morning because my regular SHHHHHhing was too quiet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185503 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:07:50 +0000 winniebee 185503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Do you mean the shhing sound? I did it for at least 5 mins before we set him down. We previously had been using the Sleep Sheep (white noise) but I think the AC was even more effective. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185499 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:04:56 +0000 pastemoo 185499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: did you use the sounds on the dvd? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185496 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:04:23 +0000 pastemoo 185496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! I had a bad night, but we listened to the womb sounds (40 minutes) and he fell asleep. Woo hoo.</p> <p>DH and I call those "dinosaur sounds" his grumpy sounds, and DH always asks LO "why are you grumping?" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185494 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:02:21 +0000 winniebee 185494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cyneswith: I had read the book (or most of it) before, but there is nothing like seeing it in action. I also had sort of cheated on a few things (didn't swaddle with hands down by side, instead had on chest) and also was doing more swinging than jiggling and that just didn't work. Def. get the DVD! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185490 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:00:06 +0000 cyneswith 185490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OK, just put that on the baby registry. I'd just assumed I was getting the gist of it online, but it sounds like the specifics could be sanity savers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185485 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:55:29 +0000 chopsuey 185485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay!! We had a great sleep night last night too!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/all-hail-dr-karp#post-185477 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:51:03 +0000 winniebee 185477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last night, for the first time, I religiously used the 5 S's (Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Karp) to get LO to sleep (and after nightly feedings). Result? He slept for two three hour stretches then a two hour stretch (well, he made lots of dinosaur noises during that 2 hours, but he didn't fuss or cry). He went down VERY easily and each time about 5 minutes after I set him down, he yelped and fussed for about 10 seconds, then passed out. CRAZY!</p> <p>Previously, I had used some of the Happiest Baby on the Block methods, but didn't really know what I was doing. I swaddled with arms on chest, didn't jiggle the right way, etc. He was sleeping really sporadically (a few two hour stretches as well as one hour stretches) and it took FOREVER to get him down. Yesterday, I watched the DVD and the result is a much better rested baby and mommy. Also, we had the AC on in our room, which I think may have been very good white noise for LO. He is usually also a terrible morning napper and he's been napping very well this morning. I think Mrs. Bee said sleep begets sleep and maybe I'm seeing this in action! </p>