Baby Crying Stressful
By Mickie30
@Mickie30 (2626)
May 4, 2011 7:31am CST
What do you do when your baby is crying and it is getting to the point where you cannot stand much more. I had to put him back in the travel cot, but he keeps crying. He has just spilled my drink of coke everywhere. Now he is just crying and it is really getting to me. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions? What do you do when your baby will not stop crying?
7 responses
@christine888 (303)
• Philippines
5 May 11
Better check first your baby, the diaper, or maybe your baby is hungry. Be patient my dear, being a parent is not an easy job. Your baby might want to cuddle and sleepy that's why he/she is crying that much.
@Syn1029 (3)
• United States
5 May 11
No offence to anyone but as a new mom I couldn't just ignore my kids when they cried.. I didn't pick them up all the time but if they didn't stop crying I tried everything under the sun to sooth them . As everyone said check everything. He could be teething or have colicy ,which is gas. Ever had a wisdom tooth come in or bad gas. It's not pleasant. Try changing formula if all else fails. All my boys had to change formula. Rock him, hold him, talk to him in a calm voice. Babies know when your upset or stressed. Have a family member come over and take the baby while you take a break. Babies usually cry for a reason. Try laying your baby over your lap and gently stroke his back and sing . Or try walking him around .
Good luck.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
4 May 11
I remember the times mine would have their moments. If nothing is wrong then all I could do was cradle and comfort them.
At times it could have been nothing more then asking for a little attention.
@tammy27 (1241)
• Philippines
4 May 11
maybe he's bored in the room, or maybe he's sick of watching tv beside you, mommy.. :) try to carry him, go outside, open the fridge and show him what's in it, let him feel the coldness of it for a little bit. or try wash his hand even if it's not dirty. or go outside, show him some flowers, or show him the moon... of he still very young to see things, then dance him around, still make room changes and dont stay in one room only. or maybe he's thirsty, or hungry, or he wants to poo. having a new tooth also makes the baby irritable cause their gums are well, a little painful i guess, because of the new tooth coming out. trying to calm a baby, you need to sometimes do unnecessary things just like what i said earlier, washing his hands even if it's not dirty. leaving a child drying for a long time means giving more possibilities for too much air to enter his tummy and making him feel awful and he'll just cry more...
hope you can deal with your son, i know it's hard but we grow through these experiences.. :)
@Sylvestor (53)
• India
4 May 11
check if he is hungry, most of the time they cry out loud coz they are very hungry. change yewr baby's diapers or napkins if he has shat or peed in it. baby's even has gas problem, yew mite even wanna check if his stomach is hard. dont make a habit of picking up yewr baby always when it crys, that would create a problem for yew in future.
@ictguru (2)
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4 May 11
I'm a father of three and we coped with the crying thing using a series of routines. Babies cry for a reason - it's their only way of communicating. After a while babies' cries can tune differently for different reasons, so you may develop knowledge that a certain tone means "I'm wet" or "I'm hungry" but for our three, this was difficult! What we did was follow a fairly strict routine using F A S T ; Feed Activity Sleep (Time for Parent!) - roughly following a 3 hour cycle when first born, moving to four hours after a couple of months and then extending. We found that following a routine meant that crying was less likely to be unknown - ie if they were crying in the "A" phase (ie if they were having tummy time, games, activities etc) then it was likely to be wet nappy, or if they were half way through the cycle, tiredness creeping in. Any routine is tough to start, but persevere because the rewards are potentially (and in our experience with three over 5 years) a happy contented baby (most of the time), and a less-stressed you.
Disclaimer : we are only experts on our three children. There are as many opinions or methods as there are parents, and what worked for us may not work for you. But why not try. As I say to my high school students I teach : definition of a fool - someone who expects a different outcome by keeping things the same...!
Good luck
@chocokreme (319)
• Philippines
4 May 11
The first thing that you need to do is to find out the reason why he's crying. Start from checking his body if there's insect bites, check the diapers and his stomach, he might have colic or stomache. We really have to have a long patience since they couldnt talk for themselves. If none of my examples is the cause, maybe the kid is so tired and just want to sleep. Try to hug him and whisper lullabies and sweet words to him. Surely, He'll get tired and falls to sleep.