My first born would only calm down by being in some sort of motion. A ride in the car worked wonders but I often had him in my arms while I ran the riding mower or set him on the washer or dryer as we did laundry. We called his baby swing the, “neglect-o-matic” as it gave us some down time.
I too thank heaven for giving me our kids well into our thirties as we were much calmer parents than the twenty-somethings we knew.
Kids swings are wonderful!
What worked with us, too, was the baby backpack sling thingie. I could ‘wear’ the baby while I did low key housework like vacuum (they loved that!), folded laundry or just puttered. Within 15 or 20m they’d be sound asleep. Then I’d sneak into my computer chair and quietly surf in...QUIET!