A plaintive, disgruntled cry is the first sound the child makes at birth. And when a tiny bundle of blankets is brought from the hospital, a new period of life that begins with unusual feelings begins not only with the person who has recently entered our world, but also with his parents. Of course, if they have the first child. More experienced moms and dads already imagine what awaits them, and are getting ready for the fact that they will have to jump at any time of the day and run to the youngest member of the family - to find out the reasons for his discontent. However, usually a young mother in a few months can guess this cause, which is called "from the first note", with discontented quirks ...
Main reasons
Crying - almost, that the only opportunity for the child of the first months of life to inform the adult is at least something about his desires and demands. Often, note, the vital. Therefore, the main advice to young parents is not to neglect such a signal, to react to it immediately and in no case irritably, not shouting ... Your nervous system, no matter how strained and tired, is still more resistant to stress. It is better to find the cause of crying and make sure that your baby is all right.
Hunger
The most important need of a baby is food. The crying of a hungry child is special: first the baby croaks, quietly grumbles, then begins to cry - the further, the louder and more insistent. No talk-persuasion does not help - the child can be distracted for a couple of minutes, and then with a new force declares his right to milk. Usually, such crying is accompanied by sucking movements of the lips, smacking, "searching" for the breast - the baby will turn the head around, and if you gently touch the corner of his lips - he will turn his head to the finger and try to suck. to feed "by the hour", not responding to his requests for food, is a useless and even harmful occupation.In the first weeks of life the number of feedings depends only on the desire of the youngest member of the family - usually 8-10 times a day, but maybe twice as much This is the but nothing can be helped, nature takes its own way, and mothers have to be ready at any time to console their crying crumbs with the help of a breast or a bottle. "Approximately by the 3rd-4th month the child will have a more comfortable regime for everyone. This time usually parents are able to recognize children's requests and demands, they gain experience and skills.
Thirst
If the mother has enough milk, usually the need for a liquid is fully satisfied while feeding, but in summer heat, with excessive wrapping and in other situations, when the baby sweats heavily, he may need boiled water. Well, with artificial feeding, it is not always possible to adjust the required amount of water in mixtures, so it is quite reasonable to offer a child to drink, if he explicitly asks for something, but refuses food.
Dirty diaper
If the child's crying is continuous, without the ability to distract and without search behavior - most likely, the baby is just uncomfortable lying, something annoying. Most often it's a wet diaper or diaper, so one of the first movements of an experienced mother near a crying child is checking the purity and dryness of the ass. To check and change diapers with diapers it is necessary not less often than to feed - in the first month of life the baby urinates to 20 times a day, and the frequency of stool with natural feeding reaches 5-6 times a day. The dirty diaper needs to be changed immediately (with the obligatory care of the baby's skin!), And even modern "especially dry" absorbents need to be replaced at least every 2-3 hours: they absorb almost all the liquid, but high humidity on the skin is enough for irritation.
Discomfort
Too tight gum nibs, folds on diapers, tight swaddling can also be the cause of crying. Straighten the bed, check if something is interfering with the baby. It is better to wear crumbs in sliders and shirts (blouses) that provide comfortable warmth, but do not restrain movements - this will cause less anxiety, and it is more useful for the normal development of the child.
Heat and cold
To wrap up the crumbs is impossible - as, however, and dressing is too easy. The system of intrinsic thermoregulation in newborns is not yet effective enough, so infants are sensitive even to small, non-disturbing adult temperature changes. If the nourished, clean and dry child does not want to sleep, "complains" about the inconvenience-check that it may have overheated or frozen.In the first case, the neck and forehead begin to sweat at once, and the body temperature can rise to 38C, in the second, before In addition to the right clothes, it's worth taking care of the constant air temperature in the room - it's best to keep it at about 22 ° C.
Microclimate
The cot should not stand in a draft, just near the window, in direct sunlight - but at the same time the child needs clean, fresh air, the children also react with "foulness" and unpleasant smells, crying .If there is no possibility to reduce the lighting in the room at the time of sleep the child - you need to shade a bed. At night, on the contrary, it is better to leave the dim light of the night-lamp - then the child will calmly wake up.
Overexcitation
Almost every mother has to deal with this situation from time to time: everything seems to be in order, the baby is fed, the time to sleep - but instead the baby dulls, monotonously cries ... In fact, he wants to sleep - just can not fall asleep. It's also with us, adults, it is not so rare, especially after new vivid impressions, tired fatigue. And the crumbs have every impression - new, and he spends the forces on his constant growth not too little. In this case, the child will have to lull - shift comfortable, stay with him, caress, stroke, sing a quiet lullaby. It is important for an infant to feel her mother next to her, to hear her calm voice. If the baby does not calm down - you can take it in your arms, walk a little, pressing to your chest and rocking. However, the crumbs should not develop the habit of falling asleep only on their hands - this will not do good to him or you. However, you can rock your child not only on your hands. The current cots, unlike the old cradles (not in vain received their name from the word "shake" - to swing), are poorly adapted for this, but nevertheless, there is a means for lulling a restless child in most young families.If, of course, they immediately stocked the baby stroller, best of all with a fairly spacious and sturdy cradle, it's no less convenient to lie in them than in a crib, the baby of the first weeks of life can not crawl out of the cradle, but to rock him, slightly rocking and rolling the stroller back to Before, it will be much more convenient.
Pain
This crying is sharp, loud, piercing, slightly screechy. Unfortunately, babies still can not tell us about their feelings, so you need to closely monitor the child's behavior in order to guess the possible cause of pain. If you have a suspicion that the child is ill - you do not need to postpone the doctor's call, be afraid of "disturbing the trifles." Even if the doctor does not find anything, you will be calmer .And with you, the baby can calm down too - the children always react very sensitively to the emotional state parents.
Colic
These are pains in the intestines, often observed in crumbs in the first 3-4 months of life. The child abruptly shrieks, shrieks, tries to bend the legs and press them to the stomach, blushes. However, the appearance of colic (usually during feeding or half an hour after eating, especially in the evening and at night) is a result of the alteration of the intestinal function, the temporary inadequacy of enzyme production with an increased volume of food. Contribute to colic and air intake in the stomach during feeding, and increased gas production. Artificial children will need special "anti-cage" bottles that do not let air into the nipple with food, and if there are none, try to keep the mixture completely filling the nipple while the baby ate more slowly.
To prevent colic, you can give a teaspoon of dill water or baby tea with fennel before feeding. But this is prevention, but what if the colic has already begun? While the best of the emergency methods - massage. The child should be placed on the back and stroked the stomach with soft circular motions clockwise, slightly pressing on the area around the navel (except for the lower part, sometimes it is recommended to imagine around the navel of the child the horseshoe with the ends facing down and massage along its contour). It is also facilitated by easy heating, for example, the application of a warm flannel diaper. You can warm it with an iron. You can use electric heaters at the minimum power, rubber "water" is too heavy for the tummy of the baby - on them the baby, on the contrary, spread the tummy down), warm towels, etc., but remember - the applied object should be warm rather than hot If colic happens on a regular basis, be sure to consult a pediatrician.It may prescribe medications that reduce gas production, but can also recommend simpler, more traditional means - an enema or a gas pipe. either embarrassed, or afraid of rubber products, but in vain - if a sharp pain in the abdomen is caused by gases Skopje, a simple rubber tube is sometimes able to alleviate the suffering of the crumbs in a minute.
Teething
This is the inevitable cause of childhood anxiety. But if everything is clear with the eruption, it is easy to identify it, then one of the features of the initial stage of growth (at the age of about 3 months) is often overlooked and not remembered when even a hungry child suddenly refuses food, throws chest and at the same time loudly screaming and crying. In such a situation, young mothers are often frightened of the fact that they have "spoiled" milk, they are afraid that the baby will refuse to eat at all, etc. However, with close observation it can be found that the crumb weeps and refuses the breast by no means at every feeding, and only sometimes - most often in the daytime and at the same time, and night feeding can pass perfectly calmly.This is due to the peculiarities of the growth of the whole organism (and teeth too!), which is most active in the daytime.Other symptom is increased salivation, before appearing in lka mouth of small red pimples from constant moistening - "salivary rash". Usually this condition lasts no more than 2-3 weeks.
Loneliness
Well, finally, the baby can cry just because he was lonely, I want mother's warmth, love and affection. Do not be afraid to spoil the crumb - until it's simply impossible. Take the child in your arms, caress, hug. Sometimes a kid just needs to see Mom next to her, hear her voice to calm himself. After all, the world around him is so big and incomprehensible, sometimes even frightening - and if my mother is nearby, then nothing is scary. Try to talk with a crumb, distract a toy, "hike" in the next room - but it is important that the child felt at the same time your protection, a quiet presence nearby. Close emotional contact, trust between the baby and mom, the habit of applying for support - are pawned right now for long , long years...