INTRODUCTION

Part One: Look Who's Squawking - Why babies cry (and why some cry so much)

Chapter 1: At Last There's Hope - A new way to calm crying babies

• All babies cry but most new parents have little experience soothing them
• How I re-discovered the ancient secrets for calming crying babies
• The basic problem - The missing 4th trimester
• The "Calming" Reflex - Nature's off-switch for crying babies
• The 5 "S's" - How to turn on your baby's calming reflex
• The "Cuddle" Cure - Combining the 5 S's to help any fussy baby

Chapter 2 - Crying…our babies' ancient survival tool

• The crying reflex: your baby's attention getting tool
• How a baby's crying can make a parent feel
• Do different baby cries have different meanings?

Chapter 3 - The Dreaded Colic - A "CRYsis" for the whole family

• What is colic? - Why some babies cry so much
• The top ten ancient theories about colic
• The colic clues - 10 universal facts about colic
• Today's top 5 colic theories

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Chapter 4 - The Top Five Theories of Colic and Why They Aren't Right

• Why the Tiny Tummy Troubles (gas, constipation and overactive intestines) are not the cause of severe crying
• Why the Big Tummy Troubles (food sensitivities and stomach acid reflux) are rarely the cause of persistent crying
• Why maternal anxiety is not the cause of colic
• The ways in which a baby's brain is immature and why that can't be the entire explanation for uncontrollable crying
• What is meant by challenging temperament and why it too fails to explain why babies get colic

Chapter 5 -The True Cause Of Colic - The missing 4th trimester

A Discussion Of The 4th Trimester…and how it became missing

• The First 3 Trimesters - A fetuses' happy life in the womb
• The Great Eviction - Why babies are born before they're ready
• Why your baby needs a 4th trimester
• A "Womb With A View" - A parent's experience of the 4th trimester
• The Great American Myth - Is it really possible to spoil your baby?

The Missing 4th Trimester - The true cause of colic

• The Colic Elephant - The connection between the 4th trimester and the other colic theories
• Ten reasons why the missing 4th Trimester is the true cause of colic

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Part Two: Learning The Ancient Art Of Soothing A Baby

Chapter 6 - The Woman Who Mistook Her Baby For A Horse - Modern parents who forgot about the 4th trimester

• Unlike baby horses that are up and running on the first day of life, our babies need a 4th trimester to finish getting ready for the world
• The striking differences between 4-day-old and 4-month-old babies
• Prehistoric infant care customs - 5 that are outdated and 5 that are outstanding
• An important lesson you can learn from an African tribe whose children never get colic

Chapter 7 - Your Baby's Off Switch for Crying - The calming reflex and the 5S's

• Your baby was born with many built-in behaviors and skills called reflexes
• The "Calming" Reflex - The "off-switch" for your baby's crying
• The 5 S's - How you can turn on your baby's calming reflex
• Vigor - The secret ingredient for calming your little "cave" baby
• Three reasons your baby may take time to respond to the 5 S's

Chapter 8 - The 1st "S" - Swaddling…A feeling of pure "wrap"ture

• Swaddling is the cornerstone of calming. It gives nurturing touch, stops flailing, and focuses your baby's attention
• Swaddling by itself may not halt crying, rather it prepares babies for the other S's which do switch off crying
• The two reasons our ancestors stopped swaddling babies centuries ago
• Six unnecessary concerns parents have about swaddling
• The most perfect of all swaddles - the "DUDU" wrap

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Chapter 9 - The 2nd "S" - Side (or, Stomach)… Your baby's "feel-good" position

• How the side and stomach positions can calm your baby by switching his calming reflex on and his falling reflex (Moro) off
• Important information about SIDS and your baby's sleeping position
• The "reverse breast feeding" hold and other excellent ways to cuddle your baby and soothe his crying

Chapter 10 - The 3rd "S" - Shhhh…Your baby's favorite soothing sound

• Shhh triggers your baby's calming reflex
• The wooshing that your baby heard in your uterus was as loud as a vacuum
• You must shhh loudly for it to soothe your crying baby
• Ten machines that make soothing white noise

Chapter 11 - The 4th "S" - Swinging…Moving in rhythm with your baby's needs

• Vigorous jiggly movement can switch on your baby's calming reflex
• Three keys to being successful with swinging motion
• Lullabies - What swinging sounds like when it's put to music
• The "Windshield Wiper" - A great way to calm your fussy baby when you're tired
• Eight tricks for turning a swing into your baby's best friend

Chapter 12 - The 5th "S" - Sucking…The "icing on the cake"

• Sucking calms babies by satisfying their hunger and by turning on their calming reflex
• Four ways to help your baby succeed with pacifiers
• How to side-stepping six common pacifier problems

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Chapter 13 - The Cuddle Cure - Combining the 5 S's into a perfect recipe for your baby's bliss

• Some babies can be calmed with just one S but most need several S's to settle well
• The "Cuddle" is the powerful combination of all 5S's all at the same time
• Two steps are essential for perfecting the "Cuddle Cure":
• Precision - A review of the most important points of each of the S's
• Practice - Why practice is essential for perfecting the "Cuddle"

Chapter 14 - Other Colic Remedies - From massage to feeding problem cures to old wives' tales

• Three ancient colic cures that have proven to be true paths: massage, fresh air, extra warmth
• Effective remedies for four medical causes of infant crying: allergies, constipation, feeding problems, acid reflux
• A brief look at four unproven colic treatments

Chapter 15 - The Magical 6th "S"…sweet dreams!

• What a baby's normal sleep pattern should be
• How to use the 5 "S's" to help your baby sleep longer and better
• Weaning your sleeping baby off the 5 "S's"
• The truth about putting your baby on a schedule
• A few more helpful sleep hints - Extra feedings to darkened rooms
• Co-sleeping - The natural way to sleep (but it's not for everyone)

Conclusion - The Rainbow at the End of the Tunnel: Finally your baby is ready to be born

Appendix:

Appendix A - Red Flags and Red Alerts - When should you call the Doctor

Appendix B - The New Parent's Survival Guide - Top 10 survival tips for
parents of new babies

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