Gently exercise your baby's arms and legs, moving them smoothly and slowly. Taste and Smell Babies notice different tastes and smells. Check with your doctor to see if you can feed your baby new kinds of foods. Use a blanket with a little bit of your perfume on it. One of the easiest ways to calm a newborn is to hold him next to his mother's chest so he can hear her heart.
Infants seem to prefer soft and high-pitched sounds, especially a female's voice.
Play musical toys or radios. Shake a rattle or ring a bell from different areas of the crib. Attach bells to your baby's booties. Sing to your baby. Expose your baby to different sounds.