Lets face it all babies cry and sometimes many mothers may think that their baby suffers from excessive baby crying. Excessive baby crying perceived by one mother maybe quite normal for another.
The question on many parents minds is why do babies cry? What is it that they want and need and what is it that we can do to stop babies crying. If we had the answer to this parents all over the world would get a better nights rest.
Baby experts all over the world have been studying why babies cry so much and why there are differences between babies. Some babies cry excessively and all the time while other babies can be easily pacified when they are crying.
There are many different reasons as to why baby crying is more of a problem for some than others:
Signs and communication - Crying is the way that babies try to communicate that they need something. The following are reasons why a crying baby may be trying to communicate with you try the following hints to see if any of them work to stop your baby crying.
Your chlids temperament - Children tend to differ when it comes to their temperaments. A lot depends on your luck, whether your child is fussy, easily upset, and irritable, or is placid, content, and easy-going.
A mother’s feelings and moods may affect how long her child cries. Those mothers, who are depressed, anxious, angry, or exhausted, tend to have children who cry extensively. Similarly those mothers, who have relationship issues with their partners, or feel rejected due to their child’s crying, are more likely to have children who cry excessively. We are not saying the feelings of the mother caused the child to cry more frequently, but they are usually a factor that causes the child to cry more.
The feelings of a father may also have some effect - a recent Swedish study found that fathers, who felt that the birth of their child was distressing or upsetting in some manner, were more likely to have a child who cried extensively during the first few months after birth.
Colic is a term that describes excessive crying among children. It usually starts around two weeks after birth and tends to get better by the time the child is four months old, but it may last even longer. Crying episodes may reach a peak during late afternoon and evening hours. Many theories have been submitted to try explaining what causes the colic. One of them suggests that colic is because of muscular spasms that affect the gut, causing cramp-like pains after the child has eaten. There is very little evidence to favor any particular theory over another. It gets difficult to say which treatment is best for colic.
Colic drops, gripe water and special preparations like Infacol have been used to treat colic. But they have not been proven to be effective. Many forms of massage have been recommended for children with colic. It is possible that these repetitive movements (or others like ‘cycling’ your child’s legs) may produce a calming effect. Some persons say the application of gentle pressure on a child’s tummy will ease colic. Try it by lying your child face down over your shoulder or knees. Some babies may be allergic to protein found in cows’ milk. You can try eliminating it from your child’s diet.
Cutting out cows’ milk for a couple of weeks may work for breastfeeding mothers. If a child is bottle-fed, talk to your physician about prescribing alternatives to the standard milks featuring infant formulae.
Finally, be sure that your child is not crying because he or she is ill. If your child is ill, there will be other symptoms like a runny nose, temperature, diarrhea, vomiting, rash, and drowsiness. He or she may not be interested in eating food. If you feel your child may be ill, consult with your doctor immediately for medical advice.