Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 > I LOVED the book " The Continuum Concept " , and carried my daughter as long as my back could manage it. She never cried. Now, for those who aren't familiar with the book, part of the thesis is that babies need to be CARRIED. So, I found it interesting that the idea seems to be getting good research backing ... that some babies are colicky because they aren't getting the " womb signals " of being jiggled and having noise. Great article! It's in the NYTimes or here: http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/030805HC.shtml In the womb, the soon-to-be-born infant is packed tightly, head down in fetal position, with lots of jiggling and a whooshing sound - blood flowing through the placenta - that is louder than a vacuum cleaner. According to Dr. Karp, these conditions put the fetus into a trance. " Fussy babies would really benefit if they could hop back inside the uterus whenever they get overwhelmed, " Dr. Karp said. Paradoxically, their distress can also stem from being understimulated. " Our culture believes in the strange myth that a baby wants to be left in a quiet dark room, " he said. " But what is this stillness for a newborn baby? It might be aversive, since the womb is jiggly and noisy. " Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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