Reasons Babies Cry
Crying is how your Baby communicates with you. It is a normal event in the lives of all babies. When a baby comes out of the womb, the first thing he does is cry. This first cry allows your Baby to take air into the lungs for the first time. From this moment on, your Baby will cry to voice his needs, wants or troubles. However, sometimes it can upset the mother or family members to hear the Baby cry.
A Baby can't tell his needs or troubles in words. The only way to communicate with others is by crying. Babies will also communicate with signs like feet kicking, hand waving and head turning ect. However, the best way to get the attention of others is by crying.
The sudden onset of excessive crying means a Baby is distressed and needs attention. The crying may or may not have a firm definition because the crying habits change from Baby to Baby. Some Babies can be calmed easily. Some are difficult to soothe. Many times a Baby will become quiet by giving breast milk or by carrying with a gentle rocking motion. The causes of crying extends from simple reasons to life threatening conditions. For this reason, a Baby's cries should not be ignored.
It can be difficult to find the cause of your Baby's cry. After a few months, you will get to recognize some cries as hunger, as a need for a dry diaper, or as a need for cuddling. However, there are other reasons for your Baby to cry.
Common reasons for crying:
1. Hunger -- A hungry baby will cry until he is fed.
1. Hunger -- A hungry baby will cry until he is fed.
2. Wetting -- A dirty diaper causes some discomfort and your Baby may cry until he gets a dry diaper.
3. Company -- If your Baby feels lonely, he will cry until you are near. Your Baby may also cry when her favorite doll slips away from her grip.
4. Tired -- If a Baby is tired and unable to sleep, he will cry. Your Baby may be unable to sleep if he is in uncomfortable sourroundings.
5. Heat & cold -- If your Baby feels too hot or too cold, he will become restless and cry. Baby's are most comfortable in a room with good ventilation.
6. Tight clothing -- Tight clothes, especially in warm climates, is intolerable for Babies.
7. Dark room -- When the baby wakes up from sleep he needs at least dim light. Of course your Baby will also be irritated by bright light.
8. Mosquito -- Yes,these creatures disturb the sleep by their blood sucking and make the baby cry.
9. Nasal blocking -- Having a Child may not be able to sleep when there is a cold and go on crying till the passage is open.
10, Phlegm in throat -- This also causes your Baby to have difficulty breathing resulting in crying.Often a gurgly, raspy sound can be heard with each breath.
11, General aching -- Body aches with restlessness is seen in flu and other stages of some infectious diseases which can result in a continuous cry.
12, Habitual cry --- Some babies cry without any real cause putting the parents in agony. A doctor can be called for help if you have tried everything and the crying will not stop.
13, Diaper rash -- If a Baby is kept in a tight and wet diaper for a long period of time it can cause this conditon. You should change your Baby as soon as he wets or soils his diaper.
Rashes can also be due to an allergic reaction to the elastic material of the diaper. A rash causes soreness and your baby can become sleepless and cry. All other skin lesions like eczema,ecthyma ,candidiasis ect will also cause the same problems.
Rashes can also be due to an allergic reaction to the elastic material of the diaper. A rash causes soreness and your baby can become sleepless and cry. All other skin lesions like eczema,ecthyma ,candidiasis ect will also cause the same problems.
14, Earache -- Ear infections are common in wet climates. The infection can spread from the throat. Ear infections can result in the rupture of an ear drum causing discharge of pus. Earaches usually becomes worse at night when your Baby is lying down. He will become restless, cry and may not allow you to touch the ear. Some children with an earache will rub the affected ear frequently.
15, Colic -- When your baby cries continuously without an apparent cause, most of us diagnose it as colic. This problem is still a topic for debate because the exact cause for colic is not known and diagnosis is also difficult to confirm. Colic may be associated with rumbling and distention of abdomen because Babies often feel better when lying on their stomach. Some Babies may not even allow you to touch their abdomen. If the child cries continuously a doctors help may be needed.
16, Infections -- All infections cause some kind of pain or irritation resulting in cry.Infection may be anywhere in the body.Usually it is associated with fever, redness and swelling.
17, Reactions to certain food -- It is said that one man's food is another man's poison. Some food can produce an allergic reaction. Allergies are manifested in the form of redness, breathlessness, gastric symptons and a continuous cry.
18, Hard stools -- Constipated Babies with hard stools may cry when they get the urge for a bowel movement. Some Babies will hesitate to pass a stool because of the pain .
19, Gastro esophagial reflex -- This condition causes baby to cry and to spit up their food after feeding. This is due to failure of the lower part of the esophagus to close after food causing regurgitation from the stomach. It is difficult to diagnose this condition. It can be confirmed and helped by giving anti-reflex medications.
20, Dentition -- During dentition, Baby becomes restless and cries. This is often associated with gastric troubles and diarrhea.
Some rare reasons that Babies cry. These are not listed to scare you, only to inform you. While these reasons are most likely not the cause of your Babies crying, a parent should always be informed. It prevents you from panicing in the rare chance that your doctor does diagnose your Baby with one of the following:
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1, Bowel obstruction -- Bowel obstruction causes severe pain and vomiting. The abdomen is distended and has a rumbling sound. Baby is constipated.
2, Septicemia -- Invasion of pathogenic micro organisms in to the blood is called septicemia. Fever is associated with this condition.
3, Torsion of testes in male Babies -- When a male Baby cries continuously his scrotum should be examined. Torsion of the testes produces severe pain which is made worse by touching the affected testes. When the testes is pressed upwards, the pain is releived. If this is not treated properly it can damage the affected testes due to lack of blood supply.
4, Meningitis -- Initially there may not be fever. Because of this, a crying baby with alternate vacant stare and irritability should not be ignored. The Fontanel is bulging. Neck rigidity and seizures may appear later.
5, Retention of urine -- Children with retention of urine will have agonizing pain which will make them restless.
6, Major injuries -- A major injury to any part of the body causes pain. Occasionally Babies will fall resulting in a head injury. Head injuries are associated with reflex vomiting and convulsions.
The most important thing you can do when your Baby is crying, no matter what the reason, is to stay calm. Babies can sense when you are tense and upset. Your nervousness and frustration can cause your Baby to cry more. If you are having trouble remaining calm, it is best to have a family member or a friend watch your Baby while you take a short break to get yourself together. Take a walk, a long bath or a short nap. Anything that will allow you to be more relaxed.
