http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2006/11/13/crying/ Tips for parenting, pregnancy, and all things baby... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:21:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2006/11/13/crying/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Lisa Mitchell Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:01:18 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2006/11/13/crying/#comment-103 Cathy, Thank you for sharing your experiences, they will be very helpful to the other readers. Cathy,
Thank you for sharing your experiences, they will be very helpful to the other readers.

]]> http://www.letstalkbabies.com/2006/11/13/crying/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Cathy Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:37:24 +0000 http://www.letstalkbabies.com/index.php/2006/11/13/crying/#comment-100 This is an important article because crying, like you say is universal but very very wearing and especially in a society where we don't always have good support systems, it can seem scary as it is so hard to tell what is happening and what to do.You can feel very helpless so it is important to get connected with friends, family, local community groups and it's very important to have support from your partner. One technique I found helpful was to time the crying. Sometimes what felt like an eternity was only 5 minutes and my baby would settle. Of course you always make sure that everything is OK with your baby 1st - like he's fed, diapers are dry, she's comfortable in her crib, etc. One of my babies was colicky and I found that even if I tried delaying techniques like talking him for walks or drives in the car, that it would just delay his crying. He just seemed to need to cry for 2-3 hours every evening.He grew out of it and I never did figure out what was the problem. (He's fine now and very healthy!) I hope other people comment on this important topic. Cathy (mother of 3 boys) This is an important article because crying, like you say is universal but very very wearing and especially in a society where we don’t always have good support systems, it can seem scary as it is so hard to tell what is happening and what to do.You can feel very helpless so it is important to get connected with friends, family, local community groups and it’s very important to have support from your partner.
One technique I found helpful was to time the crying. Sometimes what felt like an eternity was only 5 minutes and my baby would settle. Of course you always make sure that everything is OK with your baby 1st – like he’s fed, diapers are dry, she’s comfortable in her crib, etc.
One of my babies was colicky and I found that even if I tried delaying techniques like talking him for walks or drives in the car, that it would just delay his crying. He just seemed to need to cry for 2-3 hours every evening.He grew out of it and I never did figure out what was the problem. (He’s fine now and very healthy!)
I hope other people comment on this important topic. Cathy (mother of 3 boys)

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