It's always a nightmare for parents to be awakened by a crying infant at three in the morning, no matter how cute the baby is.
Fortunately, parents no longer have to worry as Pacific Ocean Pediatrics' Dr. Robert Hamilton has found a way to soothe a crying baby effectively.
In a YouTube video, which already has more than two million views, Hamilton described the method as "The Hold". He gave a detailed instruction to the position which can be done by parents during their baby's uncomfortable moments.
In a report by Inside Edition, the doctor confessed that he had developed the technique after several years of experience as a pediatrician.
"I'm surrounded by screaming little people," the doctor claimed. "I've developed a way of holding children that's really effective. They really do quiet down."
The doctor from Santa Monica wants people to learn this method to create a better environment between a child and his or her parents.
"This is for dads to be there and hold and quiet them. I hope people will just have a little bit of peace in their life."
He admitted that he got the idea from one of his mentors and, through the years of being surrounded by babies, he somehow developed how a particular carrying position can be very effective in soothing babies.
"You're basically swaddling the child. When you're rocking them up and down, kids find that to be a pleasant position," he added.
In the clip, Hamilton held an infant, folded the baby's both arms, positioned them across the chest, secured the arms gently, grabbed the diaper area with his other hand, and then, at a 45-degree angle, rocked the baby up and down tenderly.
The method appears to have worked as it stops the screams of two babies almost instantly. One of the babies even received a shot before the doctor showed his demonstration.
"Parents have learned it and have experienced great success at home," he explained in the video.
Although, Hamilton may have garnered many supporters by making parents happy, the doctor acknowledged having detractors as well.
"It looks like a funny position," he admitted. "People ask, 'what are you doing to my child?' But it really works really well."
In the video, Hamilton also explained that, if the baby won't keep quit after such method, there is a possibility that the baby is not feeling well or hungry, which is most commonly the case.
