Nanny shares 'game changing' hack to soothe babies and make them happy instantly

04 September 2023 , 14:59

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The trick helps to make babies more comfortable (stock image) (Image: Getty Images)

A nanny has revealed a game-changing trick that calms newborns and puts them to sleep in a matter of seconds. It's so easy that anyone can learn it right away. Danielle Manton-Kelly, a mother of four from Dorset, shared the video online after being shown a way to hold her youngest child, William, that makes him much more comfortable. She said this is the trick to having a "content newborn" and was a "game changer" for her and her baby.

In the clip, an osteopath named Lucy can be seen standing while holding William along her arm, with his stomach down. She then proceeds to "wiggle and dance" his bottom. Lucy explained that gently moving a baby's legs around aids their digestion, leaving them more comfortable. It's also said to help with colic, which is when a baby cries a lot but there's no obvious cause. "It's just giving them some movement when they're not crawling, when they're not walking around, they need a bit of help with that movement," Lucy said. "You sort of fiddle and dance. Then you can see that as you work through, he just hangs his legs down."

Danielle said she had never seen her son that relaxed and sure enough, he was smiling away in the video uploaded to Danielle's TikTok account, The Enchanted Nanny. Lucy continued: "They get very squashed up when they're inside, especially long babies, they’re squashed up so it takes them some more to open up. So [do the exercise] intermittently through the day, there's no rhyme or reason to it. It's giving them a helping hand through their tummies and keeps things moving." Danielle added: "He's so happy."

Since it was uploaded, the video has been viewed almost 100,000 times, with many commenters saying they wished they knew about this trick earlier. "Wish I'd known this when my son was a newborn," one person wrote. "I wish these were around when my youngest was a baby. I might have had more," another commented. Some people said they had tried it for their own baby - and it had worked a treat. "Held my babies like this all the time. Works wonderfully." Someone else called Lucy a "baby whisperer". The trick hasn't worked for everyone, unfortunately, but Danielle suggested those people talk to an osteopath to see if they can help. A commenter explained: "My baby had colic until six months old and she still cried even when we tried this. We only saw paediatricians, so maybe a specialist could’ve done more."

Billie Schwab Dunn