The 5 S's

This evening is the 3rd in a row that Lolli has started crying around 4pm and not stopped until 8 or 9, after exhaustive efforts on the part of Lauren & Zach.
After walking 3 or 4 miles this evening with Lolli in the carrier, Zach got tired and the effect was wearing off on Lolli. Pretty soon she was all-out screaming. Zach & Lauren tried a bath, tried the swing, tried walking her, tried bouncing her - Lolli was oblivious to it all. They even tried gas drops and gripe water - they still had a wailing, purple-faced little girl. That's when Lauren remembered reading about the 5 S's.
She couldn't remember all of the S's so she googled it. Apparently they are outlined in the book "The Happiest Baby on the Block" by Dr. Karp. Here they are:
*Swaddling
*Side (or stomach)
*Shhhh
*Swinging
*Sucking
Zach was starting to get a bit fussy himself so he went to CVS. While he was gone Lauren double swaddled Lolli in a blanket and her Kiddopotamus. The she stood shirtless in the hallway (Lolli seemed to like the dim light and shadows), holding Lolli on her side while she breastfed, and swayed like a manwoman. It worked!!!
So now Lauren's back hurts like HELL but at least Lolli is feeling better. Zach was even able to take over for Lauren when he got back from CVS (he got shirtless, too, but Lolli wasn't latched on, of course ha). At the moment Lolli is still swaddled and on her side on Zach's lap but they've been able to eliminate the swaying and sucking. A few Shhh's every now and then have helped make sure she stays asleep!