What techniques do you use to help babies feel more secure?

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Dr. Gabrielle Manto, DC · Answer

What techniques do you use to help babies feel more secure? So great question. So first and foremost, there are a variety of different techniques within the chiropractic profession that are super gentle, comforting, and safe for infants. Some of the things that I personally do in the office is holding the infant, especially if they are colicky. There's different things that we use to make them feel more comfortable or secure. So the shushing, the bouncing from side to side, the gentle rubbing on the back or the belly is also very, very soothing for an infant. Another thing that we do is the blanket that the baby is usually wrapped in or that mom or dad brings in with them to the office, laying the blanket out and wrapping the baby in the blanket as they get adjusted is super soothing and securing them as well. Just because the blanket smells like home, it smells like mom, it's a familiar smell, so it reminds them of a safe space. So we have babies lay in a special pillow that is super comforting to the infant. So when we just lay the blanket on top of the pillow and then the baby lays in the blanket, that is also very soothing and makes the baby feel super secure. Eye contact is huge, right? They are, even though they're infants, they're still people. So eye contact, any type of talking, lowering the baby's voice is, or lowering your voice so that the baby feels more secure and safe is also very helpful. Dimming the lights is also very helpful and makes the baby feel more secure. These are all tactics that we can use to make sure that the baby is comfortable and safe in this new environment.

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