The amount of suffering, too, may be greatly lessened by the thoughtful and discerning attentions of the mother. The wants and necessities of the young child must be anticipated; the fretfulness produced by disease, soothed by kind and affectionate persuasion; and the possibility of the sick and sensitive child being exposed to harsh and ungentle conduct, carefully provided against. THE COMPLETE COLLECTION of QUALITY PARENTING & EDUCATION e-BOOKS AVAILABLE on THE INTERNET it is here: Crying is a physiological process in the life of a baby. All normal babies cry to communicate with others. Sine they can't express their feelings in words crying is the only way for communication. If any uncomfortable feeling comes they simply cry. Normally babies cry in situations like hunger, wetting, too heat or cold, tight cloths, pain ect. Some kids need the presence of somebody otherwise will cry simply. Crying without any cause is habitual in some babies. Even though crying is considered as normal it may worry the family members. Since the reasons for crying ranges from simple causes to serious causes it should not be ignored and hence exact cause has to be identified and managed accordingly. Common reasons for crying: 1. Hunger: A hungry baby will cry till he gets the milk. Here the old saying comes true’ crying baby gets the milk'. 2. Wetting: Urination and defecation causes some discomfort and results in crying till his parts are cleaned and made dry . 3. Company: Majority of the kids need somebody near. If they feel lonely they cry. When their favorite doll slips away from the grip they cry for help. 4. Tired: When the baby is tired after a journey and unable to sleep just cry simply. They feel tired in uncomfortable surroundings and due to unhealthy climate. 5. Heat & cold: If they feel too hot or too cold they become restless and cry. Child is comfortable in a room with good ventilation. 6. Tight clothing: Tight cloths especially during warm climate is intolerable for kids. Tight elastic of the dress can also produce soreness in the hip region. 7. Dark room: When the baby wakes up from sleep he needs some dim light. If there is darkness he will disturb the sleep of parents by crying. Ofcourse he will be irritated by strong light resulting in cry. 8. Mosquito: Yes, these creatures disturb the sleep by their blood sucking and make the baby to cry. 9. Nasal blocking: Child may not be able to sleep when there is a cold and go on crying till the passage is open. 10. Phlegm in throat: This also causes difficult breathing resulting in cry. Often a typical sound can be heard with each breath. 11. General aching: Generalized body ache with restlessness is seen in flu and stages of some infectious diseases can result in continuous cry. 12. Habitual cry: Some babies cry without any real cause ending the parents in agony. Many a times doctor is called for help. 13. Nappy rash: If a tight and wet nappy is kept for a long time results in this condition. Rash can also be due to some allergic reaction to the elastic material of the nappy. When the rash appears it causes soreness and baby become sleepless and cry. All other skin lesions like eczema, ecthyma, candidiasis ect also causes same problems. 14. Earache: Ear infection is common in wet climate. The infection may spread from the throat. Ear infection can result in rupture of ear drum causing discharge of pus. Earache usually becomes worse at night when lying down. Child will become restless with cry and may not allow you to touch the ear. Some children with earache rub the affected ear frequently. 15. Colic: When the baby cry continuously most of us diagnose it as colic. This problem is still a topic for debate because exact cause for colic is not known and diagnosis is also difficult to confirm. Colic may be associated with rumbling and distention of abdomen. Child often feels better when lying on abdomen. Some children may not allow you to touch the abdomen. If the child cries continuously doctors help is needed. 16. Infections: All infections causes some kind of pain or irritation resulting in cry. Infection may be anywhere in the body. Usually it is associated with fever, redness and swelling. 17. Reactions to certain food: It is said that one man's food is another man's poison. Some food articles can produce some allergic reactions. Allergy is manifested in the form of redness, breathlessness, gastric symptoms and continuous cry. 18. Hard stools: Constipated babies with hard stools may cry when they get the urge for stool. Some children hesitate to pass stool because of pain . 19. Gastro esophageal reflex: Here baby cries with spilling of food after feeding. If this continues it may be due to gastro esophageal reflex. This is due to failure of the lower part of esophagus to close after food causing regurgitation from the stomach. It is difficult to diagnose this condition and can be confirmed by giving antireflex medicines. 20. Dentition: During dentition child becomes restless with crying. Often associated with gastric troubles and diarrhea. THE COMPLETE COLLECTION of QUALITY PARENTING & EDUCATION e-BOOKS AVAILABLE on THE INTERNET it is here: Copyright © Anne-Marie Ronsen You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook or on your web site, free of charge, as long as the author bylines are included. free download free ebooks free software free premium content manual website submission Drug Rehabilitation FORUM FREE Quality Content ============= Anne-Marie Ronsen is the author of many wealth and self development books. Download FREE e-books from http://www.e-bestsellers.com, http://www.plrbestsellers.com or http://www.universalpublishingltd.com ...You will learn about the best tips and recommendations to improve your health, weight and wealth. 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