If Judah is asleep in our arms, we are very happy. In the middle of week three we are experiencing a bit more crying. It is a challenge, but gives us a chance to practice patience and creative methods to soothe. Each cry is a communication and is connected to some baby need. We listened to this piece that aired on Oprah, we are trying to crack the Judah code. Her is what Priscilla said on Oprah's Amazing Medical Breakthroughs:
Amazing Medical Breakthroughs
After testing her baby language theory on more than 1,000 infants around the world, Priscilla Dunstan says there are five words that all babies 0–3 months old say—regardless of race and culture:
Neh="I'm hungry"
Owh="I'm sleepy"
Heh="I'm experiencing discomfort"
Eair="I have lower gas"
Eh="I need to burp"
Click here:
http://www.oprah.com/videochannel/videochannel_player.jhtml?video=213&category=14
Those "words" are actually sound reflexes, Priscilla says. "Babies all around the world have the same reflexes, and they therefore make the same sounds," she says. If parents don't respond to those reflexes, Priscilla says the baby will eventually stop using them.Priscilla recommends that parents listen for those words in a baby's pre-cry before they start crying hysterically. She says there is no one sound that's harder to hear than others because it varies by individual. She also says some babies use some words more than others.The Dunstan Baby Language DVD is currently available. Visit www.dunstanbaby.com to order your copy.
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A beautiful picture of the three of you.. who took it? I'm about to watch the Oprah link. Do you know about baby sign language too? This is when they are a bit older--they learn basic signs and they can communicate needs ( I'm hungry, etc.) before they are capable of speech--and cuts down on frustrations for the baby (and parents) Grammy
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