Tag: crying

• The Weirdest Cry For Help Imaginable: Vagitus Uterinus

  

  A baby’s first cry has always been a symbol of celebration and an assurance of good health, there’s a word for it: vagitus. Some babies may take a bit longer than others to start crying after birth but what about those who can’t even wait to get out of the uterus to start crying?  This…

  Aradia Wyndham

  April 30, 2022

  Birth

  Birth, crying, vagitus, vagitus uterinus

• Does Babywearing Really Reduce Crying?

  

  Can an infant carrier stop your baby’s cry hole? Science says… probably not. But it might make you feel better.

  Aradia Wyndham

  September 7, 2018

  Babies, Blog

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• Transport Response

  

  Wouldn’t it be great if there was some infallible trick to calm a crying baby? According to science, there just might be. (Get on your walking shoes.)

  Aradia Wyndham

  October 30, 2017

  Evolution of Babywearing

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• Infant Care in Taira, Okinawa | 1950-60’s

  

  A lot has been said about Okinawan culture in the Attachment Parenting community, let’s set the record straight: from the moms who return to work after a few months maternity leave, to the siblings and grandmothers who strap the baby to their backs as they go about their days, and the hard-knocks school of weaning.

  Aradia Wyndham

  February 1, 2015

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