| More often than not, a crying baby can drive | | | | |
| parents and caregivers crazy, especially if | | | | 5) Heat and cold |
| the baby cries persistently. However, you | | | | |
| need to know that crying is a common event in | | | | If he feels too hot or too cold he becomes |
| the lives of all babies. When a baby comes | | | | restless and cry. Ensure there is good |
| out of the womb the first thing to do is | | | | ventilation and the room temperature is just |
| crying. | | | | right. |
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| By the first cry he will take some air into | | | | 6) Tight clothing |
| the lungs for the first time in their life. | | | | |
| It is obvious that the healthy baby should | | | | Tight clothes especially during warm weather |
| cry. | | | | is intolerable for babies. Tight elastic of |
| | | | the dress can also cause soreness in the hip |
| We all know that a baby can't tell his needs | | | | area. |
| or troubles. The only way for him to | | | | |
| communicate with others is by crying. Babies | | | | 7) Dark room |
| show some other signals like feet kicking, | | | | |
| hand waving and head turning. But the easiest | | | | When the baby wakes up from sleep he needs |
| way to capture the attention of others is by | | | | some dim light. If there is complete darkness |
| crying. | | | | he will cry. |
| | | | |
| It's hard to define whether crying is | | | | 8) Mosquitoes |
| excessive, as the crying behavior varies from | | | | |
| baby to baby. Some babies can be calmed | | | | Yes, these insects disturb the sleep by their |
| easily but some are difficult to sooth. | | | | blood sucking, causing itch and making the |
| | | | baby cry. |
| Many a times the baby calms down by giving | | | | |
| breast milk or by carrying with a gentle | | | | 9) Nasal blockage |
| rocking. Sudden onset of excessive crying | | | | |
| means the baby is distressed and needs | | | | The infant may not be able to sleep when |
| attention. | | | | there is nasal blockage and will keep on |
| | | | crying until the passage is clear. |
| The causes of crying extends from simple | | | | |
| reasons to life threatening conditions. While | | | | 10) Phlegm in throat |
| it is prudent to investigate every crying, it | | | | |
| is also good to know that some babies cry | | | | This also causes difficult breathing. |
| habitually without any real reasons, but will | | | | Sometimes a typical sound can be heard with |
| stop gradually. | | | | each breath. |
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| Here is a list of the common causes of a baby | | | | 11) General aching |
| crying. | | | | |
| | | | Generalised body ache with restlessness is |
| 1) Hunger | | | | seen in flu and prodromal stages of some |
| | | | infectious diseases. The baby cries as a |
| One of the more common reasons is a hungry | | | | result. |
| baby, who will cry until he gets the milk. | | | | |
| | | | 12) Nappy rash |
| 2) Wetting | | | | |
| | | | If a tight and wet nappy is kept for a long |
| Urination and defecation cause some | | | | time, a nappy rash may develop. The rash can |
| discomfort and results in crying till he is | | | | also be due to some allergic response to the |
| cleaned and made dry . | | | | elastic material of the nappy. Other skin |
| | | | problems like eczema, ecthyma, candidiasis |
| 3) Company | | | | etc can also cause discomfort in the baby. |
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| Some babies need someone near. Or when his | | | | 13) Ear ache |
| comfort item like a favourite doll slips away | | | | |
| from the grip, he cries. | | | | Ear infection is prevalent especially in wet |
| | | | climate. Ear ache commonly becomes worse at |
| 4) Fatigue | | | | night when lying down. The child will become |
| | | | restless and an older toddler may show signs |
| When the baby is tired but unable to sleep, | | | | of rubbing the affected ear regularly. |
| he'll simply cry. | | | | |