In addition to serious medical reasons for the crying of a baby, there are several other reasons for discomfort of varying degrees, which the mother can easily eliminate. The main thing is to understand why the child is crying.
Instructions
Step 1
One of the main reasons why a child cries may be hunger. With babies who eat formula, it is easier in this regard. By the amount eaten from the bottle, you can understand how much the child is full. A breastfed infant may give up breast not because of satiety, but because he is uncomfortable. In this case, the mother should try other feeding positions - lying, sitting, standing, with the baby in her arms, forearm or lying next to her.
Step 2
In addition to food, the baby needs to drink. If he refuses the offered food, maybe the reason why the newborn is crying is thirst. Try to drink him some water, perhaps the child will calm down.
Step 3
Check your baby's diaper. Maybe it's time to wash him, change his diapers, and that's why the baby is crying. Remember, babies don't like lying wet and dirty. Make sure that the skin under the diaper is free of redness and diaper rash. Take care of your baby's skin to keep it dry and healthy.
Step 4
The reason why a newborn cries may be colic, which appears even in the second week of a child's life and can last until the formation of the gastrointestinal tract, which occurs by 3-4 months. In this case, various pharmaceutical preparations help, applying dry heat to the baby's tummy.
Step 5
The baby may be crying because he is constipated. Then massage the abdomen in a circular motion, give more water. If the baby does not go to the toilet for the second day, resort to the help of mild laxatives.
Step 6
Maybe it's too hot in the baby's bedroom. Monitor the temperature regime, ventilate the room, maintain an optimal level of humidity. Do not wrap your child too tightly and dress him warmly at home. The reason why the baby cries may be overheating and stuffiness.
Step 7
Some babies find it easy to calm down outside and usually sleep during the walk. Use this to calm your baby. Put him in the stroller and go out into the yard or take the baby to the balcony where there is access to fresh air.
Step 8
Pediatricians do not recommend taking the child in their arms at every cry so that he does not get used to it and does not become too capricious. This rule applies depending on why the baby is crying. Maybe your toddler is having colic or teething. If you can somehow alleviate the child's suffering caused by serious physical changes, do so, and you will cultivate independence and independence in him in a calmer period.
