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Brie teaches an infant massage class every Tuesday morning at Scripps Mende Well Being located in UTC.
Contact her for more information on this overview course.
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Brie also teaches a more comprehensive 4 week course at the
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center
Contact her to learn when the next program begins.
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Your agitated and distressed baby
Like us, babies experience a number of moods or emotional states throughout each and every day. Feeling distressed, agitated or disorganized are some of them.
There are an equally large number of infant cues your baby uses to let you know she is entering these states. Some clues to their emotional states may be more obvious, such as crying, flailing their limbs or placing their hands in front of their face. Other clues are more obscure and can easily be missed. The key is to catch these cues as soon as possible before you baby escalates into full-blown discomfort or agitation. Once she reaches this state, she will likely take much more time to soothe.
Some signs that your baby is headed down agitation avenue include:
- A change in her breathing pattern
- A desire to avoid eye contact by looking away or around the room in a frantic way
- Hiccups
- Spitting up
- Or becoming awkward to hold as he tries to pull away from cuddles.
Calm your baby by taking her to a familiar room. Sing softly or rock her as you hold her close. If he fights being held, don’t take it personally and respectfully respond by placing him in his crib while you stay close. An agitated baby is a baby in need. At times, reading the cues early on lets you intervene and provide the support and love she needs to soothe and comfort her.
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