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Why babies cry? Communication - that’s what a baby’s crying is for. After you get to know your baby better, you’ll recognize different types of cry, and can guess pretty well what your baby is in need for.

A baby cries the most during his or her first three months. Though the amount of crying steadily increase, the crying time period may vary from an hour to most of the day and this could still be considered within normal range.

Some thought that a baby cries more during the afternoon accounting it to the anxiousness of the mother or the stressed mood of the father after going home from work. But the most accepted assumption now is that babies have this automatic screening ability they use to shut off all the noise that may stimulate some response from them so they could get enough rest. But in the long run, this filter weakens and totally disappears during the approximate age of six weeks. This, then, make a baby very sensitive to the external factors such as noise, movements, etc. And these generally elicit a reaction from a baby and how best could he or she respond but only through crying.

There are many reasons why a baby succumbs to crying. Deciphering these reasons is the major feat a parent must surmount. Here are some of the things your sweetsome baby is making you understand through crying.

Hunger
Hunger definitely makes the baby to crave your attention! Yes, your attention-hungry baby is craving to let you know that his tummy is grumbling. This is the most common reason for a baby to cry, especially, during his early months. The pattern of the hunger howl could be characterized as being persistent, demanding and almost rhythmical. But that rhythm is not at any rate close to becoming musical, of course.
Boredom
Also newborn babies need company, mostly because of the comfort. Crying is their way of telling you, “Hey, mom and dad, I love you and please let me know that you love me too! Aside from attention and food, consequently, babies need a lot of stimulation. The trick is to pick the baby up and play with him. This move may be frowned upon by some because of its amounting to spoiling the baby. But it is important to know that stimulation is also one of the major necessities of an infant and it won’t hurt to provide him with some while in his growing age. This boredom cry is said to be also rhythmical and full of sobs and moans.

Discomfort
Discomfort and pain are another precursors of the baby’s crying. Who won’t cry when in pain, right? Babies are not Major Paynes to endure the most excruciating discomfort they could undergo. They are little, vulnerable beings that need to be attended when in an inconvenient situation or in pain, such as stomach ache. This cry could be more persistent, louder and more demanding. Shrieking and screaming, those are words that better describe the crying pattern roused by pain.

Another cause may be disturbance; surely, howling will proceed just when they’re about to sleep or are already fast asleep and suddenly gets surprised by some noise, or movement. An illness that causes discomfort to a baby may also be the reason for a baby’s bursting into fit of tears.

Every baby is different and while some babies can go to sleep easily and sleep for long periods of time others can be quite restless and wake often while sleeping very little. Thus – as frustrating as this fact may be – baby sleep patterns do vary from a baby to another, and even siblings can be totally different regarding their sleeping patterns.

Provided your baby is contented don’t be overly concerned about your baby’s sleep patterns initially as they will in time become more regular unless there are some other conditions that need to be checked by your child’s doctor.

You can try to make your life a little easier by getting your baby to get used go to sleep without requiring excessive attention from yourself as this will make your life a lot easier in the longer run.

If you have regular patterns with your own life, your baby will also adapt regular day and night patterns, including sleeping habits. This will make life a lot easier and more contented for both of you.

By associating specific actions with sleep it becomes a lot easier for your child to go to sleep so try to be as regular as possible with the various different events that lead up to sleep time.

Teething baby may have symptoms that make him or her cranky. That is why it’s good for you to know about baby teething and when it occurs. The order in which baby teeth appear can vary and no two children will necessarily be alike in their teething schedule – or teething symptoms. Although occasionally it occurs that a baby does not get an entire set of baby teeth, it is still very rare that a child doesn’t get all twenty of them.

Occasionally a baby is born with a front tooth (about 1 in every 2000 babies are born this way). If this happens a pediatric dentist should see your baby. Until you and your baby adjust this can interfere with breastfeeding so it’s best to see a pediatric dentist as soon as possible, especially if you intend to breastfeed. If you are wondering if your baby is teething here are a few surefire signs that your little one is about to get his first set of baby teeth:

• Increased fussiness.
• Nighttime crying.
• “Clingy” behavior.
• Excessive dribbling (drooling).
• Chewing on fingers, teething rings, and other objects.
• Swollen, red, inflamed gums.
• Increased demand in breast or bottle-feeding.
• Rejection of breast or bottle because sucking hurts the gums.
• Poor appetite.
• Interrupted sleep.

Baby teething appears at different ages for different babies and can sometimes take quite some time before they appear. By three years of age most children will have all of their primary teeth. If by the time your baby reaches twelve months of age he does not have his first tooth, you should consult your dentist.

There are 20 primary or “baby” teeth that every child has during their lifetime: ten in the upper jaw and ten in the lower. Typically, the appearance of baby teeth is as follows: the upper and lower incisors come first, then the upper lateral incisors come in a few months later, followed shortly thereafter with the bottom lateral incisors. The top and bottom molars are the next set to come through, usually right around 18 months. The cuspids, or eyeteeth, usually follow soon after the molars. At approximately two, to two and a half years, the second set of molars will appear.

Your baby should learn that when you put him into bed, no matter how pleasant the bedtime routine has been that it’s time to sleep. This is a very important point to remember when it comes to establishing your bedtime routine.

If you cuddle your baby, lay down with him, or sing to him one more time after you have put him to bed, he will come to expect that anytime he isn’t ready for sleep all he has to do is fuss and the pleasure of being rocked will be his again.

You are not trying to play a game of control with him or deny him your affection after he has been put into bed. After all, it’s normal for him to want to be with you. What you are trying to do is make him understand that after the bedtime routine is complete, it is time to sleep.