How to calm crying babies in seconds? Pediatrician reveals his secret! [VIDEO]

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Move over Cesar Millan, we have a new and fast-rising whisperer extraordinaire who is taking social media by storm. But, you need not worry, the guy is from a completely different league.

California-based pediatrician Dr. Robert C. Hamilton has been gaining a lot of attention lately, especially among parents, with his demonstration of a technique he developed and has been using for decades on how to calm a crying baby in just a matter of seconds.

In a YouTube clip published on Nov 9, 2015, he shared his method of making those seemingly agitated infants feel relaxed in a technique he refers to as "The Hold." The video has now garnered more than nine million views in just almost five days.

According to the caption of the YouTube video, Hamilton, or Dr. Bob, makes use of this method whenever there is a need to quiet infants during their visit to his office. The Hold has since been adopted by many parents who can also attest to the effectiveness of this technique.

He recommends using his method on infants younger than 2 to 3 months old because, at an age older than that, the babies could prove to be too heavy for The Hold to be applied. The procedure of the technique comes in four simple steps, according to TODAY Parents:

1. Pick up the baby and fold his arms snugly across his chest.
2. Secure the baby's arms with your hand after they're folded. That hand also supports the baby's chin.
3. Gently hold the baby's bottom with your dominant hand. Use the fleshy part of your hand, not your fingers, to ensure a secure hold.
4. Position the baby at a 45-degree angle and gently rock him. The motion can be up and down, or you can try shaking the baby's bottom. The key is to make the sequence smooth and avoid jerky movements. The angle is important because it helps you keep control of your baby.

"The Hold" works because it's essentially swaddling the child. That's a comforting position for a baby because you have to remember where they're coming from - a very tight womb - and they've been in that position for a long time," he said. "By doing that, you're really kind of recreating the womb, if you will, and that kind of comforts them, plus the gentle movement."

The technique works for the most part according to Dr. Hamilton, and for those cases when it won't work, he advises to check if the baby is hungry or sick, wrote CBS News.

Dr. Hamilton is a pediatrician for 31 years who works for the Pacific Ocean Pediatrics located in Santa Monica, California. He is also an active participant with the Lighthouse Medical Missions, wherein he also spearheads medical missions in Africa.