RESPONDING TO BABY'S CRIES
There multiple reasons for the infant to cry in which there is no involvement of any disease. The infant cries to draw the attention of the mother if he feels uncomfortable because of any of the multiple situations making infant to cry. On hearing the cries of infant mother can not help but come running to look for the possible cause and help the child becoming comfortable again. Under mentioned are a number of reasons causing an infant to cry.
Understanding Crying Situations:
Crying is the first language of the baby not written and taught any where. Parents forget crying when they become wise and understand every thing but crying. Crying is some thing, which is not confined to babies only, adults also cry but the frequency gets reduced as the age grows and there is valid understandable reason for crying.
Life Comes Crying:
The life of the baby at birth begins with the first crying episode, which is a sigh of relief for the attending doctors to hear the cry of the baby. Even the new born baby is forced to cry by pinching, mild stroking, because with this event is associated the beginning of breathing process. Normally Crying is a sign of healthy baby. Although crying happens to be a physiological function, even then a crying baby upsets the mother and the entire family making every one guess for the possible reason the baby is crying, for which there are no evident sign.
Crying for Needing Care:
It is known that baby does not know how to express its needs and use the language of crying known to him for communication. Some times there are some body movements like hitting of feet, waving of hands, turning of head. Such movements vaguely suggest some meaning for an action.
In response to crying if one gives a rocking movement, a whistling sound in the ear or mild massage of the abdomen, the baby stops crying for a moment. The habit of crying varies for each baby, if one baby can be easily calmed, whereas other may be difficult to soothe.
Mother’s Response to Child Cries:
The crying can be distressful for the mother or the attending help hence it can be termed excessive crying. Very often baby becomes quiet on getting breast milk, slow rocking movements.
The Sudden start of non-stop crying indicates baby's distress, which requires immediate attention. Reasons of crying can vary from a simple reason to life threatening situation. Hence proper attention and care should be taken in situation of crying baby, ignoring it can have serious consequences.
Many times there is difficult to find out real cause for crying. Some more frequent causes are explained below for keeping in mind:
Frequent Reasons of Crying:
1. Hungary Moments:
The hungry baby goes on crying till he is given feed. An old phrase becomes true 'mother feeds Milk when the baby cries'.
2. Wetting Troubles:
Urine and fecal matter in the nappy causes a discomfort and the baby cries till he is clean and there is no wetness.
3. Missing Company:
Most of the kids need someone nearby them. When lonely they start crying. If their liked doll slips from their grip they start crying till they are helped to get their doll.
4. The Tiresome State:
If the baby feels tired in a journey and not able to sleep they just cry. They are tired of uncomfortable surroundings and like healthy climatic conditions.
5. Hot or Cold Weather:
The hotness or coldness of weather is uncomfortable for the baby making him to cry till the cause of crying is understood and necessary measures are initiated to remove the cause. The baby once again feels happy and starts playing. Good ventilation of the room is liked by the baby and feels comfortable.
6. Tightness of Clothes Worn:
Wearing of tight clothes during summer season causes discomfort leading to crying. Tightness of the elastic material attached to the clothes can cause a sore of hip area and the baby cries. Clothes should be selected caring the size of the child.
7. Darkness of the Room:
The darkness of the room can frighten the baby on waking up after sleeping likes to see a dim light. A bright light can be a source of irritation leading to crying.
8. Mosquito Bites:
Mosquitoes in the room are disturbing and annoying factor and can be harmful to the baby. Mosquito stings make the baby to call for help with a cry. The baby's cot should be provided a mosquito net.
9. Nose Blocking:
A blocked nose during cold weather makes the child difficult to breathe a hindrance in sleep making the child to cry. Cleaning the nose makes the child comfortable and child stops crying.
10. Phlegm in the Throat:
It is also a cause of difficult in breathing producing an alarming sound with each breath resulting in crying for a help.
11. General Aches:
Body aches produce restlessness in conditions like flu and early stages resulting in infectious disease can be a source of continuous crying.
12. Habitual Crying:
Few babies cry with no real evident cause making the parents fed up due to agony. Some times a doctor is called even he also proves to be helpless for a possible clue.
13. Nappy Rashes:
A tight or wet nappy worn for a prolonged period causes irritating rashes inducing crying. Tight or wet nappies should be removed and new comfortable nappy should be put on after cleaning and drying the baby. A Rash can be due to allergy from elastic or nappy cloth material. In the event of rash appearing a sore develops making baby cry due to irritation during sleep. All skin affections like eczema, reddening of skin, a fungal infection etc. cause similar problems.
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