How to calm a crying baby - how to calm a crying baby

A crying cry and crying of a baby can make even an experienced mother panic. But the only thing that needs to be done in this situation is to check in order all possible causes of children's crying and eliminate them. So, how to calm a crying baby?

Causes of crying baby

A newborn child is not yet able to communicate with parents with the help of speech( this ability will appear much later), or even simply to show simply the reason for his discontent. And, of course, he does not cry because he wants to annoy someone. The crying of a child is a signal that something is wrong with a crumb. The reasons can be different, starting with the desire to be on Mom's hands( because the world around is not too well-studied, and even a little scary) and ending with the pain in the tummy( which is not yet accustomed to milk).Therefore, in order to calm the crying baby, parents will have to independently develop a scheme of action for such a case. And the very first action is simply not let the crumb cry, warning its possible negative reaction even at the stage of barely audible sobbing.

The most common causes of crying are wet diapers, hunger and the desire to cuddle up to mom( and not to dad).Therefore, and to check what caused the woeful cries of the baby, it is necessary in the same sequence: first replaced the diaper, then attached to the chest, then vilified in his arms, shook and sang a song. Having satisfied all his basic needs, the crumb usually falls asleep, or begins to silently and concentrated to examine the world around him.

The situation is more complicated if the cause of the cry is physical malaise, for example, pain in the tummy or erupting teeth. Here, simple swaying will not help. With pain in the tummy, parents will have to use a kind of "warmer", that is, by putting the baby's belly on his stomach.

In addition, you can add two more poses:

• crumb pressed vertically tummy to your chest so that his head is under your chin;The
• baby is also upright, but slightly outweighed by your shoulder( handles over the shoulder), which slightly presses against his stomach.

Do not hope that the baby will calm down right away. But all of the above poses help the snake to regurgitate( and the air in the stomach can be very painful) and correct its natural needs. That is why, until the baby has a good bowel movement, and he does not learn how to suck the milk( without swallowing the air), do not forget to lift the baby upright( "a column" or slightly over his shoulder) after each feeding so that he vomits.

It's harder to understand how to calm a baby if the baby starts to not even cry, but screams in the middle of the night, arching or jerking legs and refusing the breast or bottle offered to him. Of course, the cause may be a sick or hungry tummy. But most often the discontent of the child is caused by the loss of the ability to breathe a spout( if the child is unwell, or the parents simply forgot to clear the nasal passages to the baby with a slightly wet twisted swab in the flagellum).In such a situation, you should immediately take the child in his arms, press him( vertically) and try to be a little bit like him. Gravity pulls the mucus that has appeared in the nose into the nasopharynx, and the baby can breathe a spout. After a bit of calming down, you should use the cotton flag to clean the spout, and then feed the baby and cough. Remember that most of the baby is upset by the inability to suck molochko because of the stuffy nose( to breathe mouth kids immediately after birth do not know how, so they shout to cry in a cry to breathe the air).

Problems with sleep

Often the baby begins to be capricious after too much time for him to wake up. In such cases, he can not relax on his own and he will need the help of his mother, who will have to find a quiet darkened corner and for a few minutes to rock the crumbs. As an alternative to walking around an apartment or a house, a rocking chair( in which, by the way, it is convenient to feed the baby during the rest of the day).The second option is water procedures, but only if in ordinary days immediately after taking a bath the child is used to falling asleep.

The guests who come to the house can also complicate the transition to bed for a young child. Usually adults like to squeeze and try to play with a crumb, even if the baby is only a month old( before this time, it is not recommended to outsiders to look at the newborn at all).Therefore, overflowing with impressions, the child falls into a state of intense arousal and also can not self-calm.

Do not forget that any sedatives for babies are more or less connected with moms. In some situations, the father and grandmother, and grandfather can give birth to a crumb. But the most powerful soothing effect is having a mom( or rather, her breast full of milk).When deciding on the age to feed the baby, keep in mind that even teething is much easier for the baby and for his parents, if you offer him breast milk instead of a bottle with a mixture.

Vaccinations and diseases

A sick child, still calmly and amazedly looking around all around him yesterday, turns into a real cry, who does not want to let go of his parents. After trying all the soothing means for babies, moms just spread out their hands. And the point here is not that everything suddenly turned out to be ineffective. Just by crying, the child tries to tell about the bad state of health. Therefore, in the first place, he needs help to return to his usual state. When the disease treatment should appoint a pediatrician, but you can knock down the temperature of the baby and yourself, using children's antipyretic candles( rectal suppositories).When selecting a remedy, it is worthwhile to focus on the child's age and weight.

In cases of vaccination, fever and deterioration of well-being are a fairly common side effect. To avoid it, you first need to call your pediatrician and clarify the presence of the vaccine in the clinic. And then the day before the procedure, on the day of inoculation and one more time the next day, we recommend giving the baby Fenistil( drops for ingestion with antihistamine effect).See the instructions for dosage. This will help reduce or even completely avoid the negative consequences of vaccination.