Doctor in the House: Is your newborn crying buckets? Relax, it’s normal! | Parenting News,The Indian Express
In the first three months of their lives, babies communicate through tears. Here’s how to know when things are normal and when they aren’t
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Although babies cry for various reasons, most parents have difficulty in figuring out whether there is a serious underlying problem that is causing the crying and if it is something they should contact their paediatrician for. It is important for new parents to understand that crying is a normal response and it is your baby’s way of communicating. Even if your baby is crying daily and for no apparent reason, it is important to remember that this is normal, and it gets better with time.
There are babies that cry up to three hours every day for the first three months of their life and this could still fall within the normal range. Most newborns do not learn to self-soothe till at least three months of age. By three months, most babies settle down and the crying phase thereafter rarely exceeds one hour a day.
It is nobody’s fault that your baby is crying, it’s a phase of normal development and ought not to be met with overmedication and numerous time-consuming and expensive consultations with your paediatrician. This phase usually settles by four to five months. As long as your baby is growing well and is happy between these periods there is no caused for concern. It’s important to distinguish between normal crying and a child crying when sick.
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