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There are benefits for babies to cry more

But also to "stop"!

By Sal ToriPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
There are benefits for babies to cry more
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When babies are first born, if they don't cry, doctors will find ways to make them cry, even in the arms of their mothers, doctors will advise mothers to let their children cry for a while before coaxing them because a baby of a small age can cry for a while to promote the maturation of the heart and lungs.

And as the baby's age increases, parents have come to realize a phenomenon: the child who cries has milk to eat!

Crying is a way of expression for babies at a young age because they can't talk and the only skill they have learned is to cry, and it is because they can cry that they get their parents' attention and their timely care and response.

In other words, crying is good for the baby, but crying for too long has certain effects, so the baby's crying is also to be stopped in moderation.

After all, we also know that crying for a long time will be an uncomfortable throat, the face will not look good, eyes will be red and swollen, not to mention the baby, if they let them cry until they are exhausted before stopping, their psychological bad feelings, which will prompt the body to secrete bad hormones, which has a certain impact on the development of the brain.

daughter was also a crybaby when she was young, and sometimes the old man told me to leave her alone and let her cry as hard as she could, and she would naturally stop when she got tired of crying. If every time a cry to coax, the child will develop a habit, then the adults will not have to do anything, only to coax the child every day.

Although there is some truth in what the old man said, if you do not care about the child to let her cry all the time, the child will cry all red, hoarse, and sometimes sweaty, which looks heartbreaking.

Once I came back from an outing, my child giggled when she saw me, but I noticed that her daughter had a bit of a hoarse sound, and then my mother-in-law said that my daughter had only stopped crying.

I'm not happy to hear my mother-in-law's account, my child is just too dependent on me, as long as I don't see her for a while, she will cry, and my mother-in-law may know her little mind, so she doesn't love to coax.

Do parents need to coax their children to cry?

Most babies under 6 months of age are breastfed, and mothers rarely, if ever, leave their babies' side, so they can usually respond to their babies' cries promptly.

If the baby is formula fed, they may be cared for by others in the family, and they do not need a designated mother to coax them when they cry, so others in the family should not ignore the baby's crying, but should also be coaxed appropriately and not let the baby stop by itself because it is tired of crying.

There are many kinds of a baby crying, and several coaxing-stopping ways to try.

The first one: exhaust

1-3 months old babies are prone to colic, which is caused by the imperfect development of the intestinal tract, and usually cry more in the evening, if not relieved in time, they will keep crying until the symptoms disappear before stopping, and not once or twice, but repeatedly experienced during that time.

Therefore, parents should learn to do exhaust for their babies, such as abdominal massage, airplane hold, helping baby stirring, burping, so that the excess air can be expelled to reduce discomfort, the baby naturally does not cry much.

The second type: gently shaking

This way is more commonly used in our coaxing children, but parents should grasp its strength, not end up shaking more and more powerful, but also keep saying that "the baby likes to shake".

You know, when the strength of the shaking is too large, the baby is not put to sleep but was shaken unconscious, which has what damage to the brain needless to say know it.

So, a light shaking is fine, and only a light shaking can make the baby feel back in the amniotic fluid, and this sense of familiarity is what makes them stop crying.

The third: sucking

Many babies like to suck on a bottle or breast milk before going to sleep, because sucking is a skill they learned in their mother's tummy, and after birth, sucking can make them feel back in their mother's tummy and give them a sense of security.

So, when babies cry, mothers can soothe them by feeding them breast milk and if they are formula fed, they can make them feel more secure by soothing them with a pacifier.

Type 4: Distraction

Older babies no longer cry because they are sleepy or hungry, they may start crying because their mother is not around and they can't achieve their goals, so families can distract their babies and make them stop crying.

For example, use toys, take the baby out, watch cartoons, tell picture books, and other forms of diversion, different reasons for crying parents should know, do not blindly coax or by the child crying is not coaxed.

Finally

Babies love to cry time is between 1-3 years old, and so they learn to use language to express and physical development is perfect, the number of cries will be reduced, families should be more patient during this time, scientific parenting baby to let the baby learn well, but also to develop a good character of the baby.

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About the Creator

Sal Tori

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything one has learned in school.

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