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How to get a crying baby to sleep, according to science

It’s a frustration many parents know all too well: You’ve finally lulled your crying baby to sleep, so you put them down in their crib and the wailing begins again. Science may have a trick for you.

Carrying a crying infant for about five minutes, then sitting for at least another five to eight minutes can calm and lull the baby to sleep long enough to allow a parent to put the child down without waking them.