What is our first reaction when we hear a baby crying?
Hungry!
Not full!
NONONO!
Because babies who are too young can only cry, and they can only express their needs with crying. However, the needs of babies are varied!
Crying ≠ hungry. Therefore, caregivers need to be familiar with what it means for babies to cry in various states.
When the baby cries, we need to judge the reason for crying one by one, see the baby always crying and crying, that is, you didn't do these points!
Today, we will share the baby's crying and supporting actions with you, so that we can better understand the needs and countermeasures behind the baby's crying in different scenarios.
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Scenario 1:
When the baby turns his head and makes a noise, there is a woodpecker movement, which is a precursor signal that the baby is hungry.
When you put your hand to your mouth and start eating your hand, it's a mid-term sign that your baby is hungry.
When your baby starts crying, it's a late sign of your baby's hunger.
Think about it, the baby cries a lot and has no strength, so how can he breastfeed?
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Scenario 2:
When your baby's back is arched and his feet are kicked, he or she wants to be soothed, or he/she needs to burp or be deflated.
Scenario 3:
The baby cries as soon as he puts it down, but he doesn't cry after he picks it up, maybe because the baby needs to burp or exhaust, or the baby has colic, or simply insecure, the baby needs to be held and comforted.
Scenario 4:
If the baby screams loudly, cries loudly, and cries all over the face, it means that the baby's body or her/his stomach is upset, colic, etc.
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Scenario 5:
If the baby's eyes are closed, he keeps crying frequently, and his eyes are red, which means that the baby wants to sleep and needs to be coaxed to sleep.
Scenario 6:
If your baby cries loudly halfway through the feed, it is likely that he needs to burp, pass gas, or his stool cannot come out.
What to do?
Signals against hunger:
Needless to say, it's naturally breastfeeding.
For your baby's flatulence:
The legs are retracted inward, crying, holding up and not crying, putting down and crying, you touch your stomach, some of them are also bulging, a little hard.
Eating too much and not digesting well. One is to adjust the feeding skills (frequency, feeding amount), and the other is to look at the diet (there are mothers and babies).
You can give your baby kicks to help with deflating by pedaling a bicycle and frog feet.
You can also massage your baby's abdomen, make clockwise circles or comb the tummy from top to bottom to exhaust.
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For babies who need to burp:
Most people cry at the end of a feeding or during a feeding, and they need to burp.
If your baby is too young, you can hold him/her upright on your body, hold your baby's buttocks with one hand, and gently pat your baby's back up and down or scrape your baby's back from bottom to top.
If you are older, you can place him/her on your legs, hold your baby's jaw with the muzzle of one hand, support your baby's chest with the palm of your hand, and pat your baby's back up and down or scrape your baby's back from bottom to top with the other hand in a hollow position. If you are worried about your baby leaning back, you need to move your baby's center of gravity forward.
For babies who need to be reassured:
You can use back and forth, rhythmic rocking, such as swaying from side to side, radish squatting, etc., can calm the baby.
It is also useful to imitate the sound of amniotic fluid that the baby hears, such as shh~shh~, or play white noise.
Sometimes, giving your baby a sucking nipple/pacifier can increase her/his sense of security and also calm your baby.