Just to be clear, I don’t have kids, I’m just curious.
In: Biology
Babies typically cry because something is wrong, and they get frustrated. Their bodies are super malleable, and growing rapidly.
Teaching a baby/toddler sign language can alleviate a lot of crying, because it allows them to communicate.
Crying is pretty much their only way to communicate with the world. If your baby is crying, the checklist is:
1. Stick your pinky in their mouth. If they suck on it, that means they’re hungry. Feed them.
2. Check the diaper. Change it if it’s wet or poopy.
3. They may have gas. Burp them, or try to make them fart. Hold them vertically instead of horizontally to help the burps rise. Maybe give them Gripe Water to help with gas.
4. Are they cold? If they’re in the AC and only wearing a diaper, maybe they need some clothes. As the saying goes, “cold babies cry, hot babies die”
5. Maybe they’re just tired / bored / lonely / being annoying. You might just need to hold them for a while until they fall asleep.
There’s other possible causes, but those are the most typical. Recently, we figured out that my daughter doesn’t like it when her basinet rocks, she wants it to stay still.
Also, she hasn’t lost her voice yet, but sometimes when she cries and cries she’ll start coughing from her mouth being dry or full of spit. Then once that’s cleared she’s back to crying.
I’m wondering the same. I think the crying should cause hear damage for sure! But has it been proven?
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