Mum's Clever Trick to Get Bub to Sleep Goes Viral

Gold Coast mum shares a clever tip to settle bub and take a well deserved MUM break!

Melissa Dykstra shared how she rested a blown up rubber glove on her one-month-old’s belly, in place of her own hand, so she could have a shower.

“It gave me enough time for a shower and to finish my coffee while it was still hot,” she told news.com.au.

“I did sit with her and she wasn’t upset when she woke up, just looked a little confused.

“She’s going through her first ‘leap’ (in her mental development) so she’s been extra clingy the last few days and makes it so hard to even go to the bathroom so I thought I’d try it and I was surprised at how well it worked.”

There have been thousands of comments on the post with parents thanking the mum for the genius idea.

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28 Comments

- - Blossom said
  - 08 Oct 2019
    7:44 pm
Sometimes it just needs to be something that smells like you. I’m not being rude saying that. I am saying that from personal experience. It can work wonders If you are babysitting a baby even if he / ‘she is in her own bed.

- - AmbieBambi said
  - 31 Mar 2019
    2:17 pm
I don’t think it would work on my kids, I think that they are too smart to have believed it really was my hand lol!

- - mom81879 said
  - 24 Mar 2019
    8:03 pm
If only this was around with my first born, he was a shocking sleeper

- - Ellen said
  - 14 Jan 2019
    9:07 am
Good on her when it works.
I would be a bit concerned though when baby chews or sucks on it.

- - ella12 said
  - 10 Jan 2019
    12:23 pm
Bravo! What a wonderful idea, so totally different and effective it seems.

- - mom325275 said
  - 30 Nov 2018
    11:28 pm
This is an awesome idea to give your self a little bit of time out

- - natct said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    10:32 pm
It is always great when something works for a while. Hope it lasts for her.

- - mom81879 said
  - 24 Nov 2018
    5:38 pm
Hmmm, I’m not convinced at this being the answer to all sleepless babies. But good for her at finding something that helps her baby

- - mom111059 said
  - 21 Nov 2018
    12:17 pm
That’s a great way to give comfort to bub and time to mum.

- - mom70876 said
  - 17 Nov 2018
    9:08 pm
THis is not a new thing. Many tricks used every day by parents.

- - cherz said
  - 16 Nov 2018
    5:00 pm
Wonderful idea but am waiting for folks to bring up the safely/danger side of this eg bub waking and sucking on rubber hand etc.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 15 Nov 2018
    12:47 pm
That’s gold! Good on her!

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 15 Nov 2018
    8:56 am
I would try this…I really should try this. Not sure it’s safe for night time though.

- - rovermum said
  - 15 Nov 2018
    8:39 am
Oh wow, what a fantastic idea. Who would have thought? See, the things we will do to get our child to sleep!! What for the patented expensive version available for purchase soon…

- - rachel1970 said
  - 15 Nov 2018
    6:24 am
Wow if it works, good on her. My kids wanted the full warm cuddle. I tried different ‘hacks’ but none worked for me.
- mom93821 replied
  
  15 Nov 2018 , 6:37 am
  I agree with you – children needed the warmth of a human cuddle.
- - nealsq said
  - 14 Nov 2018
    5:12 pm
never worked for me they wanted full cuddles and nothing else would work

- - mom264171 said
  - 14 Nov 2018
    10:13 am
This is so cute, what a great idea she had!

- - MuthaNita said
  - 14 Nov 2018
    9:50 am
Interesting and a little funny, I had a giggle at the pic. I’ve done similar but with a rolled up wrap just so bubs had the sensation of weight on her tummy, worked really well.

- - mom93821 said
  - 14 Nov 2018
    7:13 am
An interesting solution for her issue.

- - Ellen said
  - 14 Nov 2018
    4:01 am
Nice hack when it helps.
My son only wanted the boob.