It is important for babies to cry. It serves very useful purposes such as

• a way to call for help when he is hungry
• it helps him shut out sights, sounds and other sensation that are too intense to suit him
• helps baby release tension

This can however be very frustrating for parents. However it is important to keep cool and not lose your temper which may result in something fatal.

Ways to cool down and soothe a crying baby

It is important to make sure that you have attended to the baby’s basic needs such as

• changing diapers
• feeding baby
• making sure room temperature is comfortable
• making sure baby is not too hot or too cold
• making  sure they are not sick or injured in any way

If you have done all these things and the baby still wont stop crying, you can try to soothe the baby by doing the following

• swaddle baby
• use whitish noise
• keep the noise level down

These tips may or may not work . If these tips don’t work and you are feeling frustrated , you know baby is not sick or there is nothing wrong with the baby, you can do the following :

• take deep breathes and count to 10
• put the baby in a crib or safe place, leave the room and let the baby cry alone
• call a  support person such as a friend or relative for emotional support
• hand the baby over to someone you completely trust so that you can take a breather
• call your pediatrician to find out if there is a medical reason why the child is crying

Babies don’t die from crying . It is important to leave and destress than to do something that will be fatal to the baby.