WHY DO BABIES CRY
WHY DO BABIES CRY?
Crying is a verbal mode of communication commonly used by babies to express themselves. Sometimes it is normal, Other times it is abnormal and can be a signal of distress. The reasons why babies cry include:
- The first cry of a baby is a response to the change of environment i.e from the mother's womb to the exterior. While the baby is crying, the parents and hospital staff are happy. This aids in the expansion of the lungs of the newborn and in the absence of this cry, effort is made to stimulate the baby to cry in order to prevent respiratory distress in the near future that occurs due to failure of the lungs to expand.
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this is the only way babies know to express themselves when they are hungry and need to be fed.
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when the baby needs the attention of the mother, crying is an effective means of calling for it. They can also cry when they feel lonely.
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when the baby's diaper is wet or filled, this causes discomfort. Crying is inevitable as a change is required. As little as the babies are, they know when they are dirty.
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when the temperature is too hot or too cold, babies cry so that appropriate changes can be made to restore the temperature back to normal.
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body itching, fear, sudden loud sounds and pain (eg abdominal colicky) can make them cry to express themselves.
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most childhood illnesses make babies irritable and this can be expressed by crying. Also, the loud pitched cry seen in babies with neonatal jaundice can signal the onset of kernicterus ( when bilirubin stains the brain).
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Telling my son to stop playing when he still wants to,my baby will cry
Created by @dequeen