Any tips on helping my baby get over other babies screaming?

Aisham28

My twin sister has a baby that is 12 weeks older than mine and he's a big time screamer. He's been that way for a year now. Whenever he screams my daughter freaks out and starts crying and then he starts crying cuz she is and then that makes her cry more until I have two hysterical babies on my hands. Then once I finally get them calm, five minutes later he screams and the process starts all over again. I watch my nephew fairly often all day long so having to deal with that all day is very tiring and I feel bad for them. Theres pretty much nothing I can do about his screaming but is there anything I can do to help my almost 1 yr old cope?

shaunah816

I have twins (hey twin lady! I love seeing twins!), and they sympathy cry for each other occasionally. For the most part, I think they just get used to it and it becomes better the more they're around each other. My boys have obviously been with each other their whole lives, so they don't get upset when the other is upset very often, so I would think your LO will get used to it the more time she's with her cousin. When I have two criers on my hands I get down on the floor and pull them both into my arms (one baby saddled on each of my thighs, I've found is the easiest for holding two), and that helps them settle down the fastest. They get snuggles, and get to see that the other baby is OK, and mama/auntie loves them, and that helps get everyone feeling better.