Colic and White Noise

Hi, All I am wondering what other forms of white noise you have had success in treating colic. I have tried the vacuum cleaner white noise method with some success (at least from a cost perspective it was good). I managed to find a good mp3 file at www.lanterntree.com/baby/babywhitenoise.html . Has anyone tired any other forms of white noise with any success?  

[ma2isiah]

Static noise between radio stations worked great for my son!

[ally76]

Same with my dd's......static noise from the radio worked great!

[caseys mommy]

My son didn't have colic, but what did soothe him was a sleep machine that had "rain" as an option. He's 2 1/2 and still sleeps with it!

When I was out of the house and needed to soothe him, I would put him in a baby bjorn and turn the exaust fan on over the stove and bounch up and down while he sucked a binky. Everyone has an exaust fan, so I could calm him down no matter where I was. People thought I was crazy, but when a baby goes from screaming, to completely calm, they couldn't argue with me!

Good luck to you and your baby! I'm a big believer in the "5 S's theory". Worked like a charm for us. Look it up if you're interested.

[Trialanderror]

No colic but I used a fan until I checked the hydro bills.

[jenstam]

Yes! I actually hung a blow dryer from a hook on the ceiling and turned it on. It soothed my baby immediately! We used it for months!! It definitely does work. I hope this baby I'm carrying now doesn't have colic, but if he does I will definitely be using that trick again.

[lovefamily]

Oct. 11, 2005 (Washington)

[lovefamily]

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/514376

That is where I got the article above.  I found it on google but when I tried to just copy and paste it, it wouldn't open.  I could only open it from google.  So I copy and pasted the whole article for you.   I hope it gives you some good tips and helps with you and others who are dealing with colic.  I also hope peace for you and your baby.

Blessings!

[anxiousmomtobe?]

Music always soothed my babies when fussy.

[nikki2274]

I hope that the radio noise works...we tried everything (radio noise, nature sounds, vaccuum cleaner and even putting her in her carseat on top of the dryer/washing machine)...but the only thing that worked for our DD was cradling her, lightly shaking her up and down motion, walking around the house and humming (all at the same time).  We endured over two months with this.  It was very tiring and thank goodness for my DH...I couldn't have gotten through it without him.  
Just know that it will all be over soon.  Our daughter finally stopped around three months.
One thing that you might try which also helped is somethign called gripe water.  It is all natural...With all that crying your baby will swallow alot of air which causes gas.  My ped gave me a sample and it was great.  She still takes it for gas every once in a while...I used it instead of Mylicon.  Talk to your dr first about it.  It is very hard ot find...mostly at health food stores
Here is a website on it.
http://www.colicease.com/

http://www.colicshop.com/babys-bliss-gripe-water.shtml

I originally used the Baby Bliss brand (the second website address)...It tasted better than the one that I use now, which my mother-in-law brought over from the UK.

Good Luck!

[DaniWood]

I had people look at me like I was crazy when my 9 yr old son was a baby... we tried everything!!!  in the car he we would ahve to turn the radio station to the AM so he would stop crying.. yes its annoying but BETTER than him crying!. At home we would use the baby monitor shutting off the room one so we could have static.. It worked WONDERS!!!  Glad to see I was not crazy lol