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Yes! It definitely did work when she was a newborn. I think it didn't work quite so well after a few months but I remember her calming down really quickly in the beginning. I would not have known what else to do so I am glad I knew the 5 S's.

No, we didn't. Swinging only seemed to agitate my son, he fell asleep in his swing exactly one time.

We did swaddle, I put him down on his side, he had a paci and sometimes I shush, sometimes I don't, that seems to be a crapshoot with him.

I saw the DVD, but it didn't work as well with Baby T as with other babies. He liked a combination of jiggling and me holding him swinging him side to side. He also fought the swaddle so much! Sometimes it would work to swaddle him right before nursing and he'd fall asleep. Usually I would have to feed him, change him, swaddle him as tight as possible, then stand and hold him jiggling and swinging side to side for 20ish minutes until he finally gave up. I also used to tuck a burp cloth (prefold) under the side of his head and lay it over his face. It REALLY helped when he couldn't see anything and he'd fall asleep faster.

I didn't read the book or watch the DVD, but we just happened to follow those 5 S's and they all worked great for RJ!

Yes, I got the DVD as a gift when she was 4 weeks old. I remember watching it as I was having trouble rocking my baby to sleep. I remember feeling silly copying Dr. Karp as he shushed in a baby's ear. Then I remember how ecstatic I was that she slept her longest stretch of sleep right after that... a glorious 4 hours straight! Most of all, I remember that the DVD showcased parents who were going through exactly what we were, and I remember feeling so relieved we weren't alone

The DVD is often my go-to gift for new parents.

I think it definitely helped our LO when she was really upset (and under 3 months old). She preferred to suck on our fingers or arms though instead of a pacifier.

@CameronsMomma: I don't think that the side position "s" really means to sleep on the side but more to hold the baby in a cradle position on their side (almost like chest to chest).

They worked for the most part. LO hated to be swaddled with blankets but loved to be held close to the body in a tight embrace so I guess that's about the same.

i read the book and i think it definitely helped when charlie was a newborn. i saw the side position in action when a nurse did it in the hospital and charlie instantly stopped crying. it was amazing! swaddling, shushing, and swinging also worked for us. but both charlie and olive were never into pacis.