We are the babies who say “Neh”!
No shrubbery required.
Supposedly, the sounds made by an infant are actually a universal language. Sarah saw the end of Oprah one day, which featured Priscilla Dunstan, the decoder of the language of babies. For Christmas, Sarah’s aunt gave us the first DVD of the “Dunstan Baby Language” System. We are very appreciative of the gift, and watched the DVD last night.
We are very open minded folks, and are going to be more observant of Tony’s moans, gurgles, and cries to try to decipher them using the system. So far, he makes one…the I have gas sound. That’s it. This is also accompanied by the squirms and eventual crying if we are not fast enough.
This DVD covered 3 basic sounds, “Neh” for hunger, “Eh” for gas, and “Owh” for sleepy. Where as the research may be very extensive, we found the DVD almost laughable. Priscilla, though pretty hot, was extremely uncomfortable. She was jittery to the point of looking hopped up on the crack rock. It was difficult to get past that. Also, what she had to present in this CD could have been a 5 minute presentation. It was filled in with obvious statements like, “When he makes the hunger noise, he needs fed.” There was also a 3 minute demo of each sound from a gaggle of different babies. It’s not that hard, really. But my favorite was where Priscilla demonstrated awkward demonstrations. All where very uncomfortable to watch. She had a baby doll and tried to show different positions of feeding, burping and comforting. It was like watching Micheal Jackson with his infant son…just uncomfortable and slightly creepy.
Again, the theory seems pretty sound, and we will be listening for the sounds we learned, but the DVD lacked to say the least. I recommend the DVD…but have no idea what the cost is. It does seem that simple observation can bring you to the same conclusions, especially for your own baby’s language. Also, we get alot of visual clues from Tony. His body language usually tells us more than his verbage.
And, just in case you don’t get the “gas” noise figured out, here’s some burp clothe info…
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