This is a sponsored post and I was compensated. All opinions are 100% mine. Having a new baby is such a joyful time! It is also super exhausting! If you have a fussy baby, calming them can sometimes seem like the most monumental task. With my first two, I could walk with them for a bit and they would calm down quickly. With Henry, it was the polar opposite. We didn’t know about his sensory issues and autism until years later. This crying tiny human was hard to calm! We discovered several ideas how to calm a fussy baby you can do to calm and help them rest.

• Movement: Babies love the feeling of movement. This can be swinging, rocking, going for a walk, or swaying. The motion has a calming effect and often puts them to sleep.
• Baby Massage: When my babies were ready for bed, I would lay on their backs and rub their tummies, they loved it. If they were fussy during the day, I would lay them on my knees on their tummy and rub their back. They also calmed down if I did this when I held them.
• White Noise: Silence can sometimes be terrifying. This is especially true for babies who spent nine months in the womb listening to the beat of a heart. Try turning on a fan, getting a white noise app, or even shushing as you rock them works wonders.

• Swaddle: Wrapping your baby up reminds them of being in the womb and brings them comfort. It also helps them sleep longer. Our newest addition to the family LOVES The Ollie Swaddle. It is seriously like a magic cure for how to calm a fussy baby!
• Cuddle: Sometimes all babies need is a little skin to skin contact. If you’re in a safe, warm place take off your shirt, strip your baby down and put them on your chest. This gives them the contact they need along with the white noise of your heart.
• Pacifier: Some babies are born with a need to be sucking on something. A pacifier is the perfect cure. Experts have determined using a pacifier with a baby is perfectly OK. You may have heard that they harm future development. But the American Academy of Pediatrics has come out to say it’s safe.
• Try Someone Else: Being a stay at home mom, you tend to be the person who usually comforts the baby when they are fussy. But, if it had been a long day and he could not be calmed, he could feel that stress. Sometimes, passing him over to his dad did the trick. Not only was this a great idea on how to calm a fussy baby, but it made my husband feel more included in taking care of him.

The Ollie Swaddle makes swaddling easier than ever. Baby Claire and her mom LOVE it! When my kids were babies, you had to wrap them in a baby blanket. I could NEVER get it right. Those sweet things always managed to wiggle free within a few minutes!  The Ollie Swaddle decreases irritability while promoting self-soothing, encourages calming to increase bonding and enhances the baby’s quality of sleep to improve rest and cycle regulation. The Velcro on the Ollie Swaddle allows any sized baby to use it and adjusts as your baby grows. It’s made of custom designed fabric that moves moisture away from the baby. It also reduces the risk of overheating. They also make changing your baby’s diaper a breeze with an opening at the bottom.

I love the story of how the Ollie Swaddle was created. Imagine a baby who was disconnected, underweight and on the verge of being labeled “failure to thrive”. This was a foster baby named Oliver. Other foster parents struggled with Oliver as it was difficult to get him to eat and sleep. And then a new foster mom feel in love! This trained social worker knew about the technique of swaddling. She, and Oliver, were frustrated at the options available on the market. They either didn’t hold him correctly, were not strong enough to apply a comforting pressure, or they left his legs unwrapped. After consulting with Dr. Kiti, a pediatric neuro-developmental psychologist, the Ollie Swaddle came to be. From there. baby Oliver began to sleep through the night, eating and gaining weight. Isn’t that amazing? You can purchase your Ollie Swaddle online for $59. I love the Ollie Swaddle so much, we are giving one away to a USA reader! Just enter below and good luck!

Did you have a fussy baby you cared for? What tips for calming a fussy baby would you recommend? I would love to hear!