A father's secret phrase instantly calmed his crying newborn baby in eastern China.

Video filmed in the city of Wuhu in Anhui Province on June 28, shows a man patting his wife's stomach and saying to his baby inside, "When I say, 'I am your dad, your dad is me,' you should stop crying."

After the baby's birth, when the newborn started to cry while being injected, the father attempted to comfort her and repeated the sentence. Remarkably, the baby, initially inconsolable, immediately calmed down upon hearing the familiar cue.

The proud father recounted how during the newborn's vaccination, she cried incessantly until he softly uttered their special code. To his astonishment, the infant promptly stopped crying, responding positively to the familiar sound she had been accustomed to hearing during her mother's pregnancy.

Reflecting on his journey into fatherhood, the dad emphasised his consistent use of this secret code during prenatal education sessions with his wife. "I never expected it to work so effectively," he admitted, noting how the baby now recognises his voice and seems comforted by it.

"While the secret code no longer stops her hunger cries," he chuckled, "it's clear she finds comfort in familiar sounds."

On June 28, 2024, in Wuhu, Anhui, eastern China, a humorous and touching scene of a newborn girl stopped crying after her father said a word.

The playful father prepared a unique "appointment" with the unborn fetus as he was doing prenatal education. He would say to the baby in his wife's belly, "When I say, 'I am your dad, your dad is me,' you should stop crying."

After the baby's birth, when the newborn started to cry while being injected, the father attempted to comfort her and repeated the word.



According to the baby's father, he initially tried it with a mindset of "let's see if it works." To his surprise, his daughter stopped crying after he said the code.

He mentioned that he repeated the code whenever he was doing prenatal education.

He thought the education did have some effect. However, he also noted, "Now the code doesn't work anymore; when she's hungry, she cries regardless." But when he talks to the infant, she will look at him, seeming familiar with his voice.


潇湘晨报 湘湘的晚安系列 2024年6月28日，安徽芜湖 女儿刚出生哭闹不停，爸爸对接“暗号”后瞬间安静：胎教老是跟她说暗号，没想到真管用
据孩子爸爸介绍，当时女儿刚刚出生。打针的时候哭，他就用暗号安慰她。本来只是抱着试一试的心态，没想到女儿真不哭了。他称，从妻子怀孕开始他就给孩子做胎教，这个暗号每次胎教的时候都会说。“所以胎教还是有些用的”，他说。孩子爸爸表示，“现在说暗号不行了，孩子饿了该哭还是哭。”但是他说话的时候，孩子会看着他，感觉对他的声音还是熟悉的。