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Blanket Swing

Tonight Gracie had one of her patented screaming fits. This one lasted an hour and we had to resort to our blanket "trick". This one is so good I thought it was worth sharing. I read in a magazine about a trick where you get a nice strong blanket (we use our flannel blankies from Old Navy) and lay it flat on the floor or bed. You put baby in the middle and either gather up all four edges yourself or in our case each parent takes two and we gently swing her back and forth like a hammock. It is AMAZING... and I am NOT overselling this. When Gracie screams (as she so often does) we swing her for literally a minute and she settles. The great part is that if they fall asleep (and they always do) you can lay them down right on the blanket. This is my favorite cranky baby trick.

2 comments:

seattlegal 7:23 PM  

Nice trick...thanks for sharing. I may have to use it.

Michelle 8:26 PM  

Holy cow! I'd never heard/thought of that...that's awesome!!

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