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What To Do When Baby Cries Constantly?

My baby is 4 days old she is very calm most of the time. she will start screaming at times and do so until I beliueve her throat is soar. I was trying to breast feed and as of last night she wont take the breast sheild or any thing. I decided to pump so milk and put it in a bottle ( playtex nurser) and start feeding her. She became chokeds and stopped breathing. It is a slow flow nipple and she seem to be sollowing very hard. what can I do I have contacted her doctor and have not heard back yet. So just thought I would see what you have to say.
Thu, 31 Dec 2015
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Hello, welcome to forum. This are all baby blue, which parents have to go through after birth. there are number of reasons why a baby will cry. They are still in adjusting phase to external environment. Most small babies cry for between one hour and three hours each day. Your baby can't do anything for herself and relies on you to provide her with the food, warmth
and comfort that she needs. Crying is your baby's way of communicating any or all of those
needs and ensuring a response from you.
It's sometimes hard to work out what your baby is telling you. But in time you will learn to recognize what your baby needs. And as your baby grows she'll learn other ways of communicating with you. She'll get better at eye contact, making noises and smiling, all of which reduce her need to cry for attention.
I usually refer to them as 7 reasons for baby cry
1.Hunger
2. Wet nappy
3. Its too cold or too hot environment
4.I need to be held close
5, Ineed rest
6.I need something to make me feel better
7. I need something but i dont know WHAT?
Slowly you will learn to answer this questions for your baby. If child cries constantly for more than 6 hours for no obvious reasons, then it should be seen by a doctor
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What To Do When Baby Cries Constantly?

Hello, welcome to forum. This are all baby blue, which parents have to go through after birth. there are number of reasons why a baby will cry. They are still in adjusting phase to external environment. Most small babies cry for between one hour and three hours each day. Your baby can t do anything for herself and relies on you to provide her with the food, warmth and comfort that she needs. Crying is your baby s way of communicating any or all of those needs and ensuring a response from you. It s sometimes hard to work out what your baby is telling you. But in time you will learn to recognize what your baby needs. And as your baby grows she ll learn other ways of communicating with you. She ll get better at eye contact, making noises and smiling, all of which reduce her need to cry for attention. I usually refer to them as 7 reasons for baby cry 1.Hunger 2. Wet nappy 3. Its too cold or too hot environment 4.I need to be held close 5, Ineed rest 6.I need something to make me feel better 7. I need something but i dont know WHAT? Slowly you will learn to answer this questions for your baby. If child cries constantly for more than 6 hours for no obvious reasons, then it should be seen by a doctor Thanks