A couple of weeks ago I explained a technique to help a slightly strange baby sleep: white noise. Today I uncover myself with another one that I read in a book and that I used for my first child, reggae music (or rigui, which is how it is said).
The arms and rocking the baby is one of the most infallible and surely ancient techniques that exist when it comes to sleeping a baby.
When we do the parents, in addition, we usually have a high percentage of success, perhaps because we have more shoulder to lie on, because we offer a flatter surface than moms (we do not have breasts) or perhaps because after spending a lot of time with mom, dad It offers different arms. Now, some men are clumsy when doing the swing or we don't know very well if we have to move fast, slow or if it is better to walk. The reggae music It is, in this case, a great guide for parents without rhythm.
When assessing which rhythm is more suitable for rocking a baby, it has been seen that the most effective pattern is the one that mimics the mother's steps when walking, which is equivalent to about sixty movements per minute.
Interestingly, reggae music has such a number of bars, which generates a "dance" that It is usually perfect for sleeping a baby.
In my personal case, before such advice, I took the album "Legend" of the great Bob Marley and thanks to "No woman, no cry" my oldest son slept dozens of naps on his father's shoulders (and also those of his mother).
The question, of course, is if he would have slept the same, because with my second son I put a music video channel on TV and it works the same.
I leave you with the theme of Bob Marley, if it works (and if it does not work, here you have seven minutes of good music):
Note: For some babies, this compass may be a bit accelerated and the invention may not work. They will let us know.
