Babies Crying At Night
A standard, healthy baby will typically cry for one of the following reasons : hungry, too hot, too cold, wet/dirty nappy ( nappy ) or exhausted. There are more cries for feeling unwell and teething but these are not as bountiful in a newly born and are far more easily recognisable with other symptoms. The most common cry is for feeding, routinely a waaah, waaah that increases in volume and distress and can only be quietened by food. It is easy to confuse this cry with the one for tiredness or overtiredness and rather frequently a mum will perhaps resort to feeding instead of getting the baby to sleep, which only increases you baby’s suffering. If a correct feeding routine has been established then you can usually tell between the 2 ; also check for stuff like rooting, where the baby curls it’s tongue hunting for food – this is a sure sign of hunger. When a baby is exhausted they’ll beat their head and rub their eyes.
Why do babies cry? Your baby is crying to get you interested – this is the only real way that a baby can communicate with you. What you have to do is decipher their cries and you will then be halfway to calming their cries.
During the day on which you can try placing your baby next to household objects that make white noise – like a tumbler dryer or washing machine. White noise is claimed to look like the body sounds heard in the womb and again, is a comfort for a troubled child. If your baby cries when you’re not near it try this tip ; keep an old towel near you ( or sleep with it ) and then lay it in your child’s cot before placing them on it. The towel will have picked up your smell and will reassure your baby that you are near – this does work, I used it on both of my children.
If your baby is crying for any of these reasons then the cause is just remedied. If they are crying for other reasons, particularly teething, then there are more things that you can do which will help calm them. Never get hung up about picking up your crying baby ; fairly often a baby must be comforted, no matter what many ‘experts’ say. If you place them on your shoulder and carefully rock backwards and forwards this mimics the sensation that they would’ve had in the womb of their ma walking. A gentle, rhythmic pat on the back at the same time recalls the sound of their mummy’s heart beat. Both of these things will quiet your baby quickly and without much fuss – if you need an extra boost, softly blow on your baby’s neck ; this may calm both of you. Remember, if your baby has awoken, the less stimulus they get, the better, so this is an ideal way of easing them back to sleep.
So when your baby cries the best thing to do is think before reacting. Take a step backwards and see if you can understand what they are enlightening you, instead of jumping in with food or a nappy.There Are ways to stop you crying baby before it gets to the crescendo stage. {However ,} all babies are dissimilar ; some will cry for no apparent reason and you will not be able to stop them. If you find yourself becoming tense with a crying kid put them down somewhere safe ( like the cot ) and step away from them until you are calmer. Better that you let them cry for a few minutes while you regain your cool. And if you’re at all unhappy then seek medical help – this is most vital if your child doesn’t cry but becomes lethargic and floppy.
Crying is part and parcel of parenthood and all babies differ in the degree of crying and how swiftly they may calm. Never expect miracles or quick solutions ; you’ve got to learn to communicate with them and work with them.
