AS A GUILTY MUM: SLEEP | The Checkout | ABC1

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22 Apr 201302:45

Summary

TLDRThis humorous video script depicts a 'guilty mom' trying various sleep aids to help her baby sleep. She employs calming sounds, Twilight Turtle lights, lavender oil, and a Zachy infant hand pillow. Despite following Johnson's baby bedtime routine, she considers changing the baby's bed to a Gua hammock and even uses a sidecar crib for the main bed. The script humorously highlights the lengths parents go to ensure their baby's rest.

Takeaways

  • 👶 The speaker identifies as a 'guilty mom', implying self-blame when her baby won't sleep.
  • 🐑 'Sleep sheep' is mentioned as a sleep aid, simulating the calming heartbeat sound of a mother.
  • 🌃 A 'Twilight Turtle' with calming lights is used, though there's a humorous concern about epilepsy.
  • 💐 Pharmaceutical grade lavender oil is sprayed for a calming ambiance, despite mixed scientific evidence.
  • 🤲 A 'Zachy infant hand pillow' is purchased to help babies sleep better, as it's claimed to be proven effective.
  • 🛏 The Johnson's baby bedtime routine is followed meticulously, including a bubble bath, massage, and lotion application.
  • 🛍 A Gua hammock is considered as a potential bed for the baby, but it's not a guaranteed solution.
  • 💰 Expensive sleep enhancement technology and sounds created by leading doctors in sleep are considered worthwhile investments.
  • 🎶 The script humorously suggests that the perfect sleep solution also eases flatulence.
  • 🚫 As a 'guilty mom', she never admits defeat, but sometimes resorts to changing rooms to help the baby sleep.

Q & A

  • What does the speaker attribute the lack of sleep in their baby to?

    -The speaker attributes the lack of sleep in their baby to their own fault, implying a sense of guilt.

  • What is the first sleep aid mentioned in the script?

    -The first sleep aid mentioned is the 'sleep sheep', which plays the calming heartbeat sound.

  • What is the concern the speaker has about the Twilight Turtle's calming lights?

    -The speaker humorously expresses concern that the Twilight Turtle's calming lights might not be suitable for someone who is epileptic.

  • What is the purpose of spraying pharmaceutical grade lavender oil according to the script?

    -The purpose of spraying pharmaceutical grade lavender oil is to create a calming ambiance for settling babies.

  • What does the speaker imply about the scientific evidence supporting the use of lavender oil for babies?

    -The speaker implies skepticism about the scientific evidence supporting the use of lavender oil for babies by saying 'scientific evidence suggests that, other scientific studies on Lamer aren't, right'.

  • What is the Zachy infant hand pillow mentioned in the script and what is its claimed benefit?

    -The Zachy infant hand pillow is a product claimed to help babies sleep better, as it is said to be proven to enhance sleep.

  • What is the 'big guns' sleep aid the speaker refers to?

    -The 'big guns' sleep aid refers to a clinically proven sleep enhancement technology that costs $100.

  • What is the purpose of the sounds created by world-leading doctors in sleep mentioned in the script?

    -The sounds created by world-leading doctors in sleep are meant to help babies sleep better, and they come at a cost of $29.95.

  • What routine did the speaker follow from Johnson's baby?

    -The speaker followed Johnson's baby bedtime routine, which includes a bedtime bubble bath, massage with bedtime oil, and rubbing in bedtime lotion.

  • What does the speaker consider as a possible issue with their baby's bed?

    -The speaker considers the possibility that the baby's bed might be the issue, even contemplating a Gua hammock as a solution.

  • What is the 'perfect sleep solution' that the speaker mentions?

    -The 'perfect sleep solution' is a product that not only saves the speaker's sanity but is also excellent for easing flatulence and is perfectly safe.

  • What is the purpose of the sidecar crib mentioned in the script?

    -The sidecar crib is for the baby's bed and serves as a resting place when the baby is back in the parents' room, although it's not guaranteed for rest.

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