What to do when a newborn baby cries?

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Doan Ngoc Quynh Tram - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital. Dr. Tram has a lot of experience in the field of Pediatrics, has trained, participated in many scientific conferences, short-term training courses on Pediatrics nationally and internationally. Her strength is in the treatment of diseases, care and nurturing of premature infants, respiratory and digestive diseases of children and neonates.
Colic (colic) episodes in infants are often referred to as colic. It is a phenomenon of crying for many hours in babies, from 2-3 weeks to 3 months of age, sometimes lasting for several months, often starting suddenly in the afternoon, evening or night.

1. What is sobbing?

Every night, children often start crying, fretting, not sleeping peacefully, or sleeping children sometimes wake up startled, crying. Children who cry at night or stretch their bodies, forehead sweat a lot, are sluggish, tired or sleepy, cry violently and are accompanied by signs of the whole body becoming red, the back is arched, the hands are clenched and the legs are bent. toward a tight abdomen, which is a sign of pain.
Signs to identify a crying baby:
Crying for more than three hours/day Crying three days or more/week Crying more than three weeks/month Babies crying at night or crying at night will affect their health and Children's development, not only affects the health, psychology and sleep of other people in the family due to staying up at night, not getting enough sleep leading to fatigue, anxiety and affecting work. work the next day.
According to experts in pediatrics, so far there is no specific scientific evidence to explain the cause of nighttime crying in babies, and there is no effective treatment. fruit.

2. Reasons why babies cry

The phenomenon of stomach crying often occurs in babies under 6 months old due to increased intestinal motility. Normally, normal bowel movements do not cause pain, but suddenly for some reason, bowel movements increase irregularly, leading to severe abdominal pain, making the child cry, stop the attack.
Crying is often caused by children not getting enough care every day, such as: eating and sleeping without a certain time, during the day or before going to bed, playing too much makes the nerves tense and overstimulated.
Children with malnourished rickets also often cry. Babies who cry at night have weak adaptability and are easily frightened by external stimuli.
However, it is necessary to distinguish the baby crying at night, crying at night with other common nighttime crying disorders that cause loud and prolonged crying during the night in babies such as:
Babies with pain Teething babies Diapers or clothes that are too worn. Overcrowded Child is hungry or thirsty Child cries due to incomplete sleep Child eats too much milk Abdominal pain Child is tired due to strong movements Allergic to foods included in mother's diet

3. What to do when your baby is crying?

The symptoms of long-term crying and crying in infants are more or less causing anxiety and confusion for fathers and mothers, and especially when the baby cries in the afternoon, evening or at night. However, according to the advice of medical experts, in addition to the pathological causes, in cases where the baby is feeding well, has not lost weight, and the baby is still developing normally, the most important thing when comforting the baby is to: Mothers must stay calm and comfortable, reduce the baby's discomfort by showing love for the baby to feel such as:
Hold the baby in your arms or put the baby next to the mother so that the baby can feel the heartbeat and warmth from the mother. Mother gently lullaby baby with lullabies or let baby listen to soothing music. Put the baby to sleep in a soft, quiet space, creating a comfortable feeling when sleeping. In an exception, it is possible to introduce your baby to low-pitched noises. Regularly massage, gently massage the baby's whole body and abdomen with herbal essential oils... Avoiding stress in the mother when breastfeeding, thinking that the cause of crying in the baby is due to hunger, At the same time, you should not force your baby to eat too much if he has objectionable actions. Because eating too much will make the baby cry because of gas or colic. Do not arbitrarily give your baby any medicine, without consulting a pediatrician. In summary, infantile colic does not require specific treatment, unless the mother notices unusual signs of the baby's health, such as crying lasting nearly 4 hours, crying accompanied With fever, vomiting, diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, the child shows signs of fatigue, it is necessary to take the child to a medical facility. On the contrary, if after prolonged crying, the baby returns to normal, happy, healthy, and sucks well, then mothers need to rest assured and try to calm down and wait for the first 3 months of the baby's life to pass.
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