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Early years

18th Apr 2020

Newborns: There is a reason your baby stops crying when you stand up

Trine Jensen-Burke

newborns

Feel like sitting down is pretty much bound to get your baby to start wailing again?

You are not alone.

So what do you do? Stand up and sway and rock him – it’s almost like an instinct, isn’t it?

And guess what? It actually is.

When babies cry, we often stand up, knowing a bit of swaying will soothe them. And as it turns out, t

We are not alone even, in doing this, the scientists found.

Now how’s that for mama magic?