Anyone used or plan on using the "Dunstan Baby Language"?

JackieDallas

If you have how did it work??  If you plan on trying it what do you think about it?? think it will work??

I got the DVD from the Library and have watched the part 1 DVD only, it was kinda weird but seems to make sense with how the cries sound and the faces babies make. I got to admit while watching that video and listening to all the babies crying over and over DH and I looked at eachother, and said "OMG what are we getting ourselves into!"  LOL.

jessikarabbit11

I have it...and I am planning on trying to use it!

grace416

I've never heard of it. I'm going to look into in now. Thank you!

GinEthansMom

I used it w/ DS!  Honestly, the biggest thing I got out of it was learning to pay attention to what my baby was "saying".  The "ow's" and "ah's" were slightly different for him but I recognized his own unique verbal patterns.  It taught me how to hear him better. 

JackieDallas

grace416:

I've never heard of it. I'm going to look into in now. Thank you!

 It's this Australian mother who apparently discovered the "Language of babies" and deciphering their cries so you can tell if the baby wants to  sleep/eat/burp/potty etc.. it's pretty interesting. and the mother was on Oprah so it must be accurate... right lol j/k

CamFam

I don't know anything about it--- I must research! I have a Masters in Early Childhood and feel like I am so unprepared for this baby!

I had to laugh at your comment about "what are we getting ourselves into" because my two best friends brought their 2 month old babies over to our house the other day. My husband has never been around infants before and when the babies left he was like, "I hope our baby is chill, because Blake and Max cry way too much!" I just stared at him.

Really? They are infants! All they know is crying, sleeping, eating, and pooing!

grace416

JackieDallas:

grace416:

I've never heard of it. I'm going to look into in now. Thank you!

 It's this Australian mother who apparently discovered the "Language of babies" and deciphering their cries so you can tell if the baby wants to  sleep/eat/burp/potty etc.. it's pretty interesting. and the mother was on Oprah so it must be accurate... right lol j/k

LOVE Oprah! 

June2007

I dont know what "Dunstan" sign language is but we used baby sing with DD. It was great and so helpful. She could sign "more, milk, up, down, sorry, thank you, all done, sleepy, book... and more I cant remember everything because shes been talking for quite a while now so she rarely uses any of them now (although she still reguarly uses some with the word).

But it really helped with tantrums, she would throw a for because she wanted out of her high chair but when she learned how to say 'all done' the tantrums stopped because she could communicate to us what she wanted. Thats just one example of many ways it helped before she could talk but I think any sign language is great and we plan to do it with this baby too.

June2007

Wow I can't read or something! I thought it said sign language- sorry!

jennyslp

GinEthansMom:

I used it w/ DS!  Honestly, the biggest thing I got out of it was learning to pay attention to what my baby was "saying".  The "ow's" and "ah's" were slightly different for him but I recognized his own unique verbal patterns.  It taught me how to hear him better. 

I agree with this.  I don't agree with the Australian lady that all babies use the same "words" to mean the same things, but it did help me listen for patterns better.  I'd take it with a grain of salt!