Calm down baby in arms
By bdjvanilla
@bdjvanilla (83)
Latvia
May 19, 2011 4:08am CST
I was heard many opinions that its not good to go to baby when it crying and take baby in arms to calm down, because it spoil baby, and that baby will use that later and will cry just because baby want that someone take him in arms.
But i has heard many opinions also and i agree to that its not good to let baby cry long time by his own, because then later when baby will grow up it dont will feel safe anymore and will be stressful, and i dont think it spoil baby.
What opinion you have about it? Do you dont let cry baby by his own and take baby in your arms to calm him down? Or u let it calm down by itself even if it cry long time?
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5 responses
@Chastised_Dreamz (559)
• United States
20 May 11
I would check if the baby is crying because it needs something, like a diaper change or food. If the baby doesn't need something then I would probably still pick up the baby to comfort it. I think that babies need love and attention. I would try to limit it so that the child doesn't get too spoiled. Well, I'm saying this now but I think if I did actually have a child I probably wouldn't be able to put it down lol. I would feel bad personally if I heard the baby crying and I didn't pay attention to it.
Babies need love and attention. I think it's also important to talk to and interact with them because they learn from observing adults. Watching the movement of your mouth will help the child learn to form words later on. I think interaction with a child is very important. It's not always possible all day because people have other household responsibilities to take care of but I think that there should be a balance.
@jameygc (452)
• United States
22 May 11
That sounds good but the thing is, they are very smart. If they cry and you comfort him and he cries again and you comfort him, and again and again and again, they know they can control you crying so they are going to cry all the time because they know you are going to pick him up. When I was working at the day care, I had many babies like that. Sometimes I had to let them cry, and they learned they can't control me by crying. When they learned this, they were the happiest babies in the world. They stop crying and started to play a lot more. Even the parents noticed the difference for good.
@bdjvanilla (83)
• Latvia
20 May 11
I cant put baby down when it still crying too, i just cant do that, i feel bad if i let him cry. I prefer to comfort baby and then put it down, and if it cry again then i pick it up and comfort again until he dont cry anymore, then i feel better and baby too. I dont think it spoil baby cos babies need attention from us, and they want to feel love from us and dont feel alone in this world :)
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@umabharti (3972)
• India
20 May 11
A mother or the caretaker will knw much about the small baby .Crying can be of hunger or some pain or somehing else.Your also right people say so that dont make it a habit as the baby will paly .Here also a mother will knw the baby well and what to do at what time.
@bdjvanilla (83)
• Latvia
20 May 11
I take care of the baby, and i still learning to do that, but now im much better than before cos i do research about things about what i worry i dont know.
Yes, ur right about mothers, mothers always feel why baby crying, its maybe because babies was in their tummies 9 months.
@tiffnkeat (1673)
• Singapore
20 May 11
The kid needs attention. After some time, you should be able to deduce if it is being difficult or is in difficulty. Initially, I would suggest to pacify the baby first. Why let it suffer?
There's a time for everything. Training a child not to be spoilt can start when the child is aware of your training, not through tortuting it as a baby.
if you were the baby, what do you hope your parents do? Wouldn't you want them to ensure that you are well? Or you prefer they turn a deaf ear even when you are suffering?
@bdjvanilla (83)
• Latvia
20 May 11
i think your right.. i think every baby want that parents dont let them suffer and come to check what happen and calm down.
But some parents think it can spoil baby, but i dont agree with them
@jameygc (452)
• United States
22 May 11
Well, my very personal opinion is that both sides are wrong. You as a parent have to put a balance. I never just let my son cry, I check if everything is fine with him, if he ate, if he is sleepy and things like that. But believe it or not babies could be very manipulative. I worked in a day care for two years, in the baby room to be more exact and it is amazing how some babies want to dominate you with their crying. I had a baby there, here mom used to say that she carry her all the time, even when she eats or take a bath. This baby used to cry all day at the day care. I am very good with babies and I made sure she was very well cared but she wanted to be held all the time . At the end who suffer is the baby. It is very sad to see a baby crying all the time, every single minute because want to be in arms. Of course we are going to spoil our babies! I only have one child, so I can tell you about it. He is three now but when he was a baby and used to cry I always used to pick him up and attend him. My grandma used to tell me: "You don't even let him open his mouth and start to cry (lol). But I also used to give him his time to be independent. They need to learn that you are in control and they can't dominate you crying, cause trust me, they are going to try.
@nezavisima (7408)
• Bulgaria
19 May 11
Personally, I cry when one of my children take it in hand.
Trying to figure out the reason why a baby cries can not cry for no reason can be hungry or be wet.Sometimes babies have colic may therefore be crying.
I understand that you do not want to learn your child to wear it in in her arms.
Basically you can do so as cries calmed find some way and then left again in his bed.Everything happens gradually and let him cry at most will be very nervous.I gradually otuchih them my kids to wear them in her arms for a little cuddle and then leave me it helped me.
Have a nice day!
@bdjvanilla (83)
• Latvia
20 May 11
the most important thing in this i think is to dont run to baby suddently when it start to cry, but if baby cry for a idk half min until minute then it is ok to go to baby and calm it down :)