How to understand the reasons for crying a newborn baby

All the children are crying. And if it’s not difficult for large children to find out and understand the reasons for crying, then understanding why a newborn baby cries is not so easy. After all, the ways of communication familiar to us are still inaccessible to the baby, and he is also unable to cope independently with his own, even minor troubles.

The main reasons for crying

The main reasons for crying a newborn baby are associated with the most important needs and problems for him: hunger, pain, fear, thirst, discomfort, hypothermia or overheating, overwork, desire to chat.

At first, it is not easy for parents to understand why their little child is crying. But, daily talking with him, mom begins to distinguish between types of crying for children by intonation, volume and duration.

How to understand the reason

The strongest irritants for any person are hunger, pain and fear. Therefore, the loudest and most tearful crying in a newborn we will hear in these situations.

1. Crying during hunger It will be loud, prolonged, its intensity gradually increases and turns into a choking scream. If a child is just starting to feel hungry, then crying will be invocative. Advice to young mothers: if the baby is hungry, he will begin to look for breasts as soon as he is in your arms.
2. Crying in painas a rule, plaintive, its intensity does not change, only occasionally notes of despair appear. If the pain arose suddenly, then the cry will immediately be loud and flooded.
3. Fear Crying, starts suddenly, it is loud, sometimes hysterical. It may also suddenly stop.

Parents should respond to such crying immediately and not wait until the child calms down by himself. In other cases, the screams will be draft at first, and then, if the baby is still uncomfortable, certain features will appear.

Conscription cry - This is an attempt by the crumbs to state their problems. It is quiet and short, repeated at short intervals. The baby screams for a few seconds, and then awaits your reaction. If there is no answer to the “request to approach”, then the cry is repeated, with each repetition the scream will be louder.

Why does a child cry if nothing hurts and is not hungry?

1. If the baby is uncomfortable with wet diapers, then the cry will be whimpering, and the baby will fidget, trying to move from a wet place. If the child has a crowded diaper, then on his hands he will show signs of discontent.
2. If the child is cold, then the cry will gradually turn into a hiccup with a sob. The skin of the baby is pale and cool to the touch.
3. If the child overheats, then the crying is accompanied by a reddening of the face, the baby makes waves with its legs and arms, his skin is hot.
4. In case of overwork, the baby begins to act up, cries with any attempt to entertain him, but calms down with motion sickness.
5. If necessary, in communication or contact with the mother, the baby cries invitingly and calms down after hearing the approaching steps.

Knowing the main causes of crying, it will not be difficult to calm a child. It is enough to eliminate the reason: feed the hungry, sleepy motion sickness, change the diaper or clothes if necessary (if the baby is overheated or frozen). Difficulty can be caused by crying because of pain, because it is not always possible to immediately eliminate its cause. But here the main thing is to be patient and behave calmly.

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Other situations

Children sometimes begin to cry when bathing, feeding and even in a dream. The reasons for such screams are many.

The baby cries while swimming

• Cold or hot water - the temperature of the water before bathing should be checked with a “elbow” or a thermometer, it should be 36-37 degrees C.(Article:in which water to bathe child);
• This procedure is scary for the baby - try to talk about each action and distract the child while bathing in a calm tone, any of your actions should be gentle and smooth (Article: the child is afraid to swim: reasons and what to do);
• You behave insecurely, your fear is transmitted to the child - stop being afraid yourself and invite someone to help you with bathing;
• On the child’s body there are areas of inflammation (diaper rash, mosquito bites, combs) - try to prevent the appearance of wounds;
• Add to water soothing herbs for bathing the baby.

Crying while feeding

• During feeding, the baby feels pain. This happens with inflammation of the oral mucosa (stomatitis, thrush), with infections (sore throat, ears), with teethingswallowing large quantities;
• The kid doesn't like the taste. Milk changes with the abuse of strongly-smelling or pungent foods (which not recommended for nursing mothers) On the surface of the nipple, particles of rancid milk may remain, so the breast must be washed before feeding. The product used to treat the breast before feeding has an unpleasant taste and smell for the baby. (Basic and main rules for breastfeeding)

Why cries in a dream

• I wanted to eat;
• I had a terrible dream;
• Lies in an uncomfortable position;
• Experiencing pain;
• I felt that there was no mom near.

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In addition, children sometimes cry when urinating or bowel movements. Such screams may indicate inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract or constipation. The reason for this behavior of the child must be clarified together with the children's doctor.

Useful publications on the topic:

• Often a child cries from tormenting him colic and gazikah. You will learn how to deal with them by clicking on the links and following the instructions;
• But how to calm a child, you will learn from the article: how to calm a crying baby (nine tips tested in practice);
• How to quickly calm a newborn baby when he cries, hysteria, is naughty - read here;
• Infant bends back and cries;
• Vagaries of the child: how to react and how to fight.

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