How do you "shush" your screeching baby?

rainedrops117 · June 2013

I know most babies go through this..."Let me exercise these cool vocals" at some point... Just curious, if you got a hollarer... like a screeching high pitch hollarer that makes you cringe in the middle of a restaurant when everyone looks over. How do you keep them quiet...?

The "Shhhh.. inside voice please" worked for all of 1 day and then he thought it was the funniest thing to watch us react - so we stopped reacting and it only got worse.

Any cool suggestions???

JayandEmm · June 2013

Ds had been a screecher since he was 5 months old, so I've gotten used to it, but I try to distract him while we're out. The more bored he is, the louder he gets...

twoitalians · June 2013

I usually distract him with something. On really bad days, he will still take a pacifier.

Carm31 · June 2013

We do the shushing/ indoor voice reply too, but I've noticed that when DH does it, it actually draws more attention to the situation. I usually scoop her up & walk around until she stops.