https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 05:16:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006770 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 17:15:04 +0000 sotofamilia 1006770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprk: ha, that's hilarious! Hey, you gotta go with what works, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006748 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 17:09:25 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1006748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprk: hahaha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006707 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:52:12 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1006707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When Chloe was an infant, singing Christmas songs worked! She especially loved "up on the rooftop" but we forgot the words so we made up on our to the tune. Always worked.... Wish it still did!</p> <p>Now the boo-boo bunny fixes everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006686 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:30:15 +0000 lawbee11 1006686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: LOL! That is so bizarre! </p> <p>@shopaholic: DH sings television theme songs to her. She isn't really a fan but does sometimes quiet down when he sings the Gilligan's Island theme song. </p> <p>@mrbee: She also likes when I sing "I Will Wait" by Mumford &amp; Sons, but "Get Lucky" is her fave. I need to work on memorizing the lyrics...after a while I usually end up just repeating "We're up all night to get lucky" over and over again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006675 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:25:09 +0000 mediagirl 1006675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: M loves this, too at 14 months. :) She also likes to pull at the skin around her belly button. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006663 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:21:18 +0000 mrbee 1006663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FutureMrsMcK: Ooh that's a great tip!</p> <p>@lawbee11: Soo cute! Do any songs work, or is it just Get Lucky? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006661 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:20:33 +0000 mrbee 1006661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Charlie did something very similar with shirt sleeves! He started off rubbing the sleeves of his onesies between his fingers but over time, he switched over to using my shirts when I was putting him down. Eventually he adopted my shirt as his lovey... I ended up just giving him a few of my tees. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006642 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:13:58 +0000 shopaholic 1006642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: haha! That's cute! I dance and sing all the time to soothe K, or to make her laugh. DH talks to her in a high pitched voice and pretends to be a Teletubbie with exaggerated movements and that usually makes her stop fussy and laugh too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006622 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:45:31 +0000 wonderstruck 1006622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We turn on the vacuum cleaner - when he's overtired it will always calm him down, and sometimes puts him straight to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006473 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:41:47 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1006473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: That is so cute. And slightly off-putting, I bet. </p> <p>For Lorelei, if she is hurt, she really likes trying to figure out where she wants me to put what she calls, "kiss medicine." Usually she gets so absorbed in figuring out where exactly she got bumped or scraped that she gets over it really fast.</p> <p>We are actually working with Ellie on strategies for calming down when she is upset. She's been doing deep breathing using this ball: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/John-N-Hansen-M1335-Hoberman/dp/B0000E6I1F/ref=pd_sim_t_1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/John-N-Hansen-M1335-Hoberman/dp/B0000E6I1F/ref=pd_sim_t_1</a>. She practices visualizing her breath going in and out. She really likes it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006452 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:34:08 +0000 Silva 1006452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes my husband will mimic the baby's cries. It often gets her to stop! Worked best when she was really little.<br /> Now, singing anything is the best hands-off trick we have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006412 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:16:30 +0000 lovehoneybee 1006412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we were in the car and E was having a meltdown we'd crack open the window next to him. A bit of fresh air on his face always calmed him right down! And it still works now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006408 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:13:21 +0000 808love 1006408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yoga ball. Sit on it and bounce baby in your arms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006274 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:11:31 +0000 aprk 1006274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When A was little, we tried the Happiest Baby "ssshhhhhh" technique. But, my throat would hurt after a while, so I substituted the work "poop." I'm the weirdo mama who would scream poop at her baby's face when he got out of control. He calmed down immediately. </p> <p>:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006223 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 10:51:10 +0000 mrsjazz 1006223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now my LO (15 months) has the weirdest soothing technique: sticking her hands in my armpits. She rubs and pinches the skin there, she loves to do it when she's falling asleep or crying. I am trying to find an alternative. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/funny-soothing-techniques#post-1006170 Sat, 10 Aug 2013 10:23:34 +0000 lawbee11 1006170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whenever M is fussy I start singing "Get Lucky" and her eyes open wide and she stops fussing immediately! </p> <p>Are there any funny/odd soothing techniques that work for your LO?? </p>