Patient's question:
Baby is 45 days old (started sleeping well during the day at 35 days, but at night, she cries once every hour from 12:00 to 6:00). In the past two days, she cries for 1-2 hours at a time, in bursts. She cries with tears and kicks her legs. Feeding her doesn't help, nor does holding or soothing her. What could be the reason, and how can it be improved? Thank you!!!Doctor's answer:
Crying comes in two types: one is physiological crying. This is an instinctive response and a way for babies to express their emotions and needs, possibly due to hunger, temperature changes, being startled, or having nightmares. At this time, parents only need to calmly soothe the baby to help it calm down.Recommendation: There is also pathological crying, which should be taken seriously. Any illness that causes pain, itching, or discomfort to the baby can make it cry uncontrollably, such as fever, eczema, rickets, oral herpes, pinworm infection, or intussusception. When a baby cries at night without a clear reason, parents should first consider physiological causes before thinking about pathological factors.