At first, it is difficult for parents to
distinguish between one type of crying and another. Which of the roar is an
emergency? Which can wait? This article will be a small guide of interpreting
your baby's cry and will talk about what does your baby try to tell you when
crying.
Listening carefully, with time and experience,
you will learn to interpret the message of crying. Of course, sometimes the
reason is obvious. When the baby cries after the first pediatric vaccine, you
realize that the crying means it hurts, and the midnight whispers cry indicate
he is hungry.
Small guide of interpreting your baby's cry.
Strong, long and sharp groan or screaming it
means 'Something hurts me!'.
What to do? Go quickly to the baby's room and
look for an explanation. Something has fallen into the crib, or he hurt himself
playing, or maybe he has fever.
Go to the pediatrician as soon as possible if
fever is present and if it persists!
The whip crying occurs when the baby wants to
say he's hungry. In this case, nurse him or give him the baby bottle. If he is
not hungry, then he may have gas.
Raise him in your arms, hold it on the shoulder,
and make it rasp.
The thin cry accompanied by agitation and
rubbing the eyes with his hands, shows that his baby is sleepy and you have to
take him to his crib.
Continuous sighing during play it means your
baby's tired of playing so much and just wants to be left alone.
Then there are situations in which babies cry
constantly, gather their fists, and keep their eyes closed tightly, and
whatever the mother does it does not seem to have any effect. The safest answer
to this situation is the occurrence of colic, which occurs as a result of abdominal
pain or it can be a reaction to the tension and agitation in the house.
To the great relief of the parents, colic occurs
only in the first three months of life.
Crying in form of a weak nasal crying, with a
low tone, and a possible reddening of the face, shows that the baby is not
feeling well, and you have to check on him. If he hold his hands on the stomach
or simply taps his stomach with his hands, could be a sign of abdominal pain
caused by a possible infection, or maybe he has diarrhea.
If you notice such a thing, keep your baby in
your arms and talk to him until they calm down and make a appointment to your
pediatrician the next day.
The strident, penetrating scream crying signals
that the baby was scared of something.
You will have to look for the source of the scare and eliminate it, then take the baby in your arms and calm down the little one.
You will have to look for the source of the scare and eliminate it, then take the baby in your arms and calm down the little one.
In other cases, the scream can be caused by the
lack of his mother because the connection between the baby and his mother is
very strong, therefore, when the mother is leaving the room letting the baby
alone, in the mind of the baby there pops up the fear that he has been
abandoned.
The maddening of the feet, as if the baby is
trying to find its position, is a signal that you have to change his diaper or
that there is an irritation, or an itching that makes the baby feel
uncomfortable.
There are also situations when the baby cries
immediately after being breastfed, and the most likely cause is the mother's
spicy food, which gets into milk, causing gas or other minor intestinal
problems to the baby. So, cut off the spicy meals, at least until the
breastfeeding period ends!
Letting babies to cry or not?
When a child cries, the first reaction is to try
to stop him crying as soon as possible. Research, however, supports a new
theory that crying helps us feel happier and healthier, being part of the
body's natural process of restoring itself as a result of stress and annoyance.
Biochemist William Frey studied the chemical
composition of tears and discovered that tears spilled for emotional reasons
contain cortisone, the stress hormone. This means that when we cry for
emotional reasons, we release the stress from the body, and crying is an
important part of the relaxation process.
The cerebral limbic system, responsible
for emotions, is formed entirely before birth, while the prefrontal cortex
responsible for language is not fully developed until maturity.
Sometimes what does your baby try to tell you
when crying is that he is releasing the negative emotions.
The release of the first emotions is part of the
process of understanding the things that surround the baby.
When you are relaxed and affectionate, the child
releases from all negative emotions and then takes on your state of calm,
restoring his own emotional balance. When children are left alone to cry, the
result is the increase in stress hormones, caused by the feeling of abandonment
and immediate danger.
Wendy Middlemiss, a researcher at the University
of North Texas, showed that babies who were left alone to cry had a high level
of cortisone even a few hours later. But if we stay close to our children and
listen to their dissatisfaction, they can release the stress hormones caused by
the unpleasant experiences of the past.
To remember! Crying and getting angry are not
bad habits, but a form of expression of feelings and it is important for your
child's self-esteem to feel that you still think about him that he is a good
person, even when he has emotional arouses.
The calming that you have in the presence of
your child will help him feel the same, and when they are scared or angry then
they will fell that they are safe and can let the negative feelings go.
The gift of obedience is the most important
thing you can give to your child. Crying is not a negative reflection of the
education you gave your child, but a positive sign that your child feels safe
to tell you about what he feels.
So, with some limits, it is OK to let your baby
cry as long as you are next to him, talking with him, or asking him to 'tell'
you the reasons why he is crying.
Hopefully, this small guide of interpreting your
baby's cry is useful for you and in the future, when your baby will cry again
you'll know what does your baby try to tell when crying.
