The newborn baby still does not know how to communicate, and so far he can only declare about any change in his condition.
Of course, mom first needs to learn to understand her baby. None of the babies shouts just like that. But it happens that the kid is crying without a visible reason, and parents no longer know how to calm him.
What to do first
It is necessary to try to act, according to the algorithm:
- Mom or another person caring for the kid, you need to take yourself in my hands, calm down. You can temporarily transfer the child to another family member.
- Find out the reason for the crying baby.
- Eliminate the cause of concern.
Mom's calm - the key to the calm
Breast-age children are very sensitive to the mood of adults. The kid can be nervous when it feels like mom is restless. Therefore, it is impossible to calm the child, being in a state of stress.
Crying a child can be long and exhausting. Not every mother will be able to keep calm in such a situation. In this case, you can resort to the help of loved ones and ask someone from relatives to replace your mother.
And mom will have time to pass and get together forces. It is very important to keep calm, noticing that the hysterical of the baby began. Breastfish can only reassure the one who will emit calm and confidence.
For what reasons are infantry crying
The baby never cries for no reason. Even if at first glance the essence of the problem is unclear. You can select several main reasons why infant infants:
- Hunger.
- Cold or heat.
- A feeling of discomfort.
- Fear.
- Boredom.
- Overwork.
If it is not clear what caused the reason for crying, you can try to exclude each one in turn.
The kid crying when he wants to eat. Even if he recently had, probably, something distracted him, and the baby broke away from food, before he was saturated. The baby can heat the air during feeding and experience a false sense of saturation. When excess air breaks down, the place in the stomach will be liberated, and the baby will feel hunger again. In any case, it will be worth off to bring to the child to eat.
The body of young children hardly supports constant body temperature. Any environmental temperature differences are seriously perceived by the baby. Mom should inspect and touch the child.
If the top of the toddler's back is hot to the touch - it is overheated. If cold, and at the same time the child tries a little move - it is frozen. Next, you need to create a kid comfortable conditions - either warm it up, or spread, or replace clothes easier.
Sewing a child, it is important to pick things comfortable for the baby. Any fasteners located on the back or on the tummy when the baby is already able to turn over, can cause him discomfort. Neakkurate seams, tight gums - all this will not remain unnoticed by the baby. Perhaps he cries because of the discomfort caused by clothing.
Any sharp sounds or bright light are capable of scaring the baby. If my mother noticed something like, you need, first of all, eliminate the source of fear baby.
Perhaps the child is crying, because he is bored. The baby is tired of being alone, he requires adult attention. First, the crumb begins quietly molded, feeding signals. If they go out without attention and the mother will not come down soon, the child can have a hysteria. Do not delay and wait when the child snaps down. It is advisable to approach him when he just begins to capricious.
Overwork - a frequent cause of whims. Hysterics happen at the end of the day when the child gets tired. His day was long and saturated, he received many new impressions. The nervous system, without coping, is disposed of thus getting rid of stress. For children, the established regime is important, timely departure to sleep, the correct alternation of activity and recreation. Children living in terms of regime are calmer and confident.
The reason for crying may be pain
All these reasons are taken into account, provided that the child is healthy. If none of the ways helps to calm the crumb, perhaps it hurts something.
There are some physiological conditions that are not related to the disease: disorder of digestion, infant colic. These states cause discomfort and pain in the child. Mom is desirable to inspect the baby: whether his tummy will take, if there is no urring.
If the child is on breastfeeding, it is desirable to track your diet. Perhaps the baby reacts to certain products.
If the cause of concern is colic, the baby can offer a fennel-based tea with soothing and regulating digestion by action. Sometimes a child may refuse to drink medicine. Then nursing mom can include this tea in its diet. Favorable on digestion affects chamomile tea. Before applying any means, it is necessary to consult with a doctor about methods, the duration of reception and dosage.
With colic, it is also important to establish feeding, follow the child to take the chest correctly, did not shock air when feeding from the bottle, did not move and jumped off the excess air on time.
If the kid on the body is noticed redness, rash, he rose the temperature, he jumps abundantly, refuses food, while refuses to refer to the doctor as soon as possible or call an ambulance. Perhaps the reason for crying is in the disease, and the baby requires treatment.
From 0 to 3 months
For children of infant age there are several ways to easily calm them. Kid, living in the mother's womb, used to certain conditions. The memory of this state is preserved up to three months. Some actions will remind the baby about its intrauterine life. This will give him a sense of confidence and calm.
What methods help crumbs to calm down:
- Warding.
- Sking.
- Monotonous hiss.
- Laying a side
- Sucking a pacifier or chest.
Trying to reassure the child, you can only use all the techniques. Careful swaddling reminds the baby about his stay in the mother's womb in the last months of pregnancy, when he had not enough space for free movement. When Mom's motion, the kid experienced swaying throughout the pregnancy.
Monotonous hiss is sounds, informed to the kid: maternal breathing, food promotion. The position on the side with the pursed legs resembles an intrauterine pose. Sucking is one of the first reflexes, waking up in a child. Being still inside your mother, the child actively begins to suck his finger. Then this skill helps him receive food from her mother's chest or with the help of a nipple.
From 3 months to 1 year
Methods working in relation to babies up to 3 months are no longer suitable for older children. From three months, the infants are interested in the world around the world, it can be used for good. The easiest way to save the baby from hysteria is to sharply switch his attention to another object.
First of all, it is necessary to eliminate the causes of crying. But if it came to the hysterics and baby does not want to calm down, you can unexpectedly be interested in something. Mom, watching the baby, will definitely notice what subjects, sounds or situations can take possession of his attention. For example, baby fascinates how light burns.
At the moments of attacks, crying can be brought to the inclusion of the lamp, which it will be considered curiosity.
These situations are individual. There is no universal recipe. All children have their own preferences. For mom, the main thing, studying the interests of the baby, to offer him at the right moment what he will distract him.
Suffer the crumb before going to bed will be easier, following the ritual, which will symbolize the baby, that it is time to sleep. One of the points of the ritual may be soothing baths. Warm baths taken overnight help relax and tune in to sleep.
You can make baths with soothing herbs. For children, Melissa, chamomile, sage, Valerian, mother-in-law are suitable for children. Pre-brewed tea from dry grass and added to water before taking the bath. Herbal tea, sucking through the skin, has a relaxing effect. Baths with innocence to improve sleep be sure to apply.
Superior use of the infusion can cause the opposite effect, before any use of medicinal herbs, you must consult with your doctor.
A special children's female collection is on sale - herbal tea that helps the baby calm down before bedtime. Pharmacies are common in pharmacies of natural or synthetic origin, having a sleeping pills.
Before using herbs, medicinal tea, drops, having a hypnotic action, you need to get advice from a specialist. All these drugs cannot be appointed independently. Any of them has contraindications, side effects and must be properly dosed.
After the baby's bath, it is advisable to immediately lay sleep. Stop the baby overnight need not earlier than three hours after day sleep.
The crying baby is always trying to notify any problem. The first thing to make parents is to understand the situation, find out the reason why the baby is crying. Maybe after elimination, the causes of hysteria will immediately stop.
Some kids, due to their temperament, it is not easy to calm down. They actively behave in the afternoon and with difficulty depart to sleep. Mama can help a certain ritual, symbolizing the baby, which came the night, and it's time to fall asleep. Part of such a ritual can be soothing baths taken before bedtime.
When nothing helps, in pharmacies you can find a large selection of funds, such as soothing tea, drops and other drugs. Do not forget that any medicine must be appointed by a doctor. And even harmless herbal tea can cause the opposite effect or allergies. Therefore, any medicine can be applied only after consulting with a specialist.