Things New Parents Should Know # 9 - Bandsaw

[dalekboy]

Take a bandsaw and put it in your bedroom. Set it up so it will run all on it's own from late afternoon and on through the night. It should activate at random points anywhere between one and four hours apart throughout the night, for not less than two minutes at a time. Average length of a run should be around fifteen minutes. Maximum time an hour or so.

When it's running, every second or so it will be randomly fed wood, with occasional bits of stone and metal for variety of sound.

It should be built so it has a sweet face, scrunched up in heart-breaking discomfort that you can do nothing about. Cuddling it may help it finish a run sooner, but may not.

This is your baby with colic.

Comments

[kaths.livejournal.com]

There's nothing worse than not being able to soothe your child :( Expecially if, like most parents, you blame yourself for not being able to work it out.

You'll probably read lots of about the possible 'causes' of colic (which just means unexplained crying, not necessarily a digestive issue), with the lastest theory being that it's to do with the an immature nervous system trying to interpret the world around it.

The only thing we know for sure is that it tends to pass with time. I hope it's soon for you!