Your aunt and new baby cousin have come to visit. Little Charlotte is crying and getting more agitated. Why do babies cry? What can your aunt do to calm her?
What will be an ideal response?
Babies' crying indicates the degree of their distress but not the source of it. Crying frequency rises steadily in the early weeks, reaches a peak by the end of the second month, and then declines. Many times, babies cry for no apparent reason. Sometimes babies have colic and they cry excessively. To calm the baby, her mother can swaddle the baby. She can lift the baby up and hold the baby on her shoulder. She can use soothing, repetitive motions like rocking the baby or she can sing, use a fan, or play soothing music. Providing a pacifier or finger to suck on may work. Distractions are always good to use, too.
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