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