I swear that the yoga ball is a game changer!!
My daughter is 6 weeks old.
I tried the yoga ball tonight and my daughter barely cried instead of screaming from 6 to 10-11. 
Every time she started crying, I put her on the yoga ball, and she stopped. 
I spent the night on the yoga ball, but it’s a lot better than hearing a wailing infant on and off for hours! So it’s a win!
I hope this trick works for you, too!
This worked great for us as well! After 3 months of doing this, my body began to suffer badly, but it was worth it at the moment 
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I did that for seven months. It was incredibly fantastic until you were bouncing 20 pounds or more and it killed your back and legs. And it’s harder to set them down because they’re so heavy, and that wakes them up, forcing you to start bouncing again. The yoga ball is both a blessing and a burden. We used the Ferber approach at this stage, which took a few days, but deflating that yoga ball and storing it high in the closet was a joyous moment.
Glad you discovered it. I wanted to highlight that kids who continuously cry in the evening are sometimes doing so because of “the witching hour”; they are overtired from being awake so much throughout the day and then become extremely fussy, making it difficult to get them to sleep. This may be relevant to your circumstances Witching Hour for Babies | Taking Cara Babies!
My child only responded well to the yoga ball. Now that she is 9 months old and sleep trained, we don’t use it very often, but when she is restless for a nap or unhappy, we pull it out and it still works perfectly. The up and down action puts her right to sleep every time.
Yes! The yoga ball is one of the most popular baby items we have. If I let her, my daughter would bounce herself into a concussion on that device for 8 hours a day.
Whats the yoga ball game???!
If I’m not mistaken, you simply bounce on a yoga ball; nothing too insane!
Just be careful; a few people have reported that once they started, their children would scream before sleeping until they got back on track.
We use an exercise ball for stuck burps and farts.
How well does this work compared to traditional patting?
30 seconds vs. 5 minutes of patting. In comparison to dealing with colic, the worst blocked burps came out in two minutes.
A must during the newborn stage, when they are considerably more compact and small.
WOW, going out to grab one tomorrow! Thank you for sharing!
If you are taller than 5’6" or have difficulty doing squats (poor knee, c-section, etc.), grab yourself a ball larger than 65 cm. I’m over 5’8" with noticeably longer legs and would like to upgrade to a 75 cm diameter ball if possible.
Wait, how exactly do you accomplish this? My three-year-old has begun his gassy phase, which involves being awake for at least two hours, and nothing I’ve tried has helped with gas! He is my second child, and my infants are so difficult to burp that even their doctors and nurses struggle with it. Please help me.
I sit on the exercise ball, holding the infant chest to chest or just above my shoulder. Then I gently bounce in place. Weighted exercise balls have sand at the bottom to keep them from rolling away from you. Personally, I get the most balance by scooting the ball as far under my knees as possible and then bouncing from the balls of my feet rather than my heels, which allows me to do smaller increments.
Thank you! I hope it works for us
Yes! I used the ball when my baby was a newborn, and again at 4 months when he became easily distracted when breastfeeding. The bouncing helped “center” him, allowing him to concentrate on his food rather than everything else around him.
Oh, how interesting… We’ve absolutely been experiencing this, and I hate it haha.
I’m definitely going to try this out! Did he eventually recover from the distraction while BF?Please say yes.
Not entirely. However, he is only 4.5 months old. He is getting better. I also nurse him in a quiet room.