A baby’s crying is very distressing to parents. It is not known why babies sometimes cry for long periods without being easily comforted. However, babies vary in the amount and intensity of crying in their first year. Parents are often told to trust their intuition in recognizing differences in their baby’s cries and to decide what these mean. However, it is actually very difficult to identify different cries and most parents assume that the baby is either hungry or in pain. Parents often don’t know what to do to quieten and soothe their baby and can lose confidence very quickly.
Here are something to remember:-
- The Total time a baby cries each day increase gradually and peaks about six week of age.
- It can be tempting to try to distract a crying baby, but it is often better to try quit soothing
- It is helpful for father and mother to have a number to ways to soothe their baby, not just by offering a feed.
- Baby cries more when they are tired, have not enough sleep or are over-stimulated
- Well-slept babies cries much less and are more easily comforted than babies who have not
- had enough.
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