Baby crying: what is the reason?

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

A little helpless child, getting into an uncomfortable, cold and spacious world, undoubtedly feels “out of place”. He just did a great job helping his mother in childbirth, he is hungry, he is cold, it is difficult for him to breathe. Therefore, the first thing that doctors and mother hear from a newborn is a cry, gradually turning into crying. And from that moment on, the sonorous voice of the baby becomes a constant companion of young parents. At the same time, there can be quite a few reasons why a child cries.

The only way to make yourself known

A newborn is not yet able to speak, so crying and screaming are the main ways for him to express emotions and desires. Many mothers mistakenly believe that the child cries only when something hurts him. But in fact, tears can be caused by different factors:

• Hunger (if this is the reason for crying, you should immediately feed the baby).
• The room temperature is too low or too high (average room temperature for a newborn is 22-25 degrees).
• Colic (intestinal disorders will helpmassage or special pharmaceutical preparations).
• Teething pain.
• Wet or dirty diapers.
• Lack of attention.

Also, babies cry when they can't sleep. The nervous system of the baby is designed in such a way that with severe fatigue, the body does not relax, but, on the contrary, is overexcited. It turns out a vicious circle - the more tired the baby, the more difficult it is for him to fall asleep. In this case, the mother should shake the baby, sing a quiet lullaby, make a light stroking massage.

Often mothers notice that their baby is crying during feeding. This phenomenon is caused by the fact that with improper attachment to the breast, the baby swallows air along with the milk. As a result, the baby experiences discomfort when a new portion of food arrives. In order to help the child, it is enough to make a gentle massage of the tummy or use a gas outlet tube - after the air leaves the intestines, the baby will cling to the chest again with appetite. And in order to avoid gas and colic, mom can carefully study the application technique (its main principle is that the child must capture not only the nipple, but the entire areola). By the way, this will help prevent the formation of cracked nipples.

How to help a crying baby?

Regardless of why a child cries, the first thing he needs is his mother's affection and care. No need to be afraid to take a screaming baby in your arms. Do not follow the advice "to give the childcry out" or "do not accustom him to hands." Babies still remember the time when they were in their mother's stomach, surrounded by soft placenta and warm amniotic fluid. They always felt the beat of their mother's heart, and this calmed them very much. Therefore, when a child cries, you need to give him the opportunity to feel his mother's warmth again, talk to him and after that start looking for the cause of the cry.

Sometimes a baby cries because he just doesn't like something - he doesn't like to swim, he doesn't like the wind outside, an unfamiliar curious aunt woke him up or frightened him. In such cases, it is important to try to eliminate the cause of discontent and do everything so that the baby forgets the annoying incident - you need to divert him to something more interesting and pleasant.

If crying is repeated too often, lasts a long time and no measures help to get rid of it, you should immediately consult a doctor - perhaps the cause of the cry lies very deep, and only a qualified specialist can identify and eliminate it.