Picture this: A teacher standing in front of her noisy second grade class and as she raises her index finger to her mouth, she takes a deep breath and releases a loud "SHHHHHH" and suddenly the students slowly listen and quiet down. What a tool, huh? All teachers love "shh" I remember it being used through grammar school, high school, and in college while professors would shout "excuse me", fellow students would begin to "shh" everyone into silence. Think about all the times you've used it or heard some else use it to calm a crowd, almost instinctively to!
I've always thought of "shh" as a polite way of saying "be quiet", "stop talking" or "shut up", that is until I had my son. Seven months ago "shh' became a way of life for us. After reading and practicing Happiest Baby on the Block we understood that the "shh-ing" noise is mimicking the sounds while in utero, which is why the baby calms down. It's a miracle, that saved us from pulling out our hair.
The irony is that although it is used to quiet us the fact is it is mimicking the loud sounds of the womb. It doesn't really make sense to me how it works (I can go on but for times sake I'll save it for another day). But I have a new fond admiration for "shh". I no longer think of it as a simple way of silencing but rather a method of connecting back to the utero days. What particularly fascinates me is that it still has the same effect on us young and old as it does on a newborn. It makes me wonder what other sounds we associate with while in utero after we are born.
Love Lots,
Mommy SF
I've always thought of "shh" as a polite way of saying "be quiet", "stop talking" or "shut up", that is until I had my son. Seven months ago "shh' became a way of life for us. After reading and practicing Happiest Baby on the Block we understood that the "shh-ing" noise is mimicking the sounds while in utero, which is why the baby calms down. It's a miracle, that saved us from pulling out our hair.
The irony is that although it is used to quiet us the fact is it is mimicking the loud sounds of the womb. It doesn't really make sense to me how it works (I can go on but for times sake I'll save it for another day). But I have a new fond admiration for "shh". I no longer think of it as a simple way of silencing but rather a method of connecting back to the utero days. What particularly fascinates me is that it still has the same effect on us young and old as it does on a newborn. It makes me wonder what other sounds we associate with while in utero after we are born.
Love Lots,
Mommy SF
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