"When your baby cries, remember that it's not a sign of weakness or failure, but a natural and important part of their development."

Even though you may want to have your baby smiling at you all the time, this is far from reality and not to burst your bubble but it is very unlikely that this may happen for you anytime soon, and by anytime soon we mean a good 4 months. However, there are a lot of ways that you may want to start soothing your baby.

Crying conveys important information about how a child is feeling and thinking. When observed carefully these patterns can tell parents and doctors much more than just “crying.” When crying is extremely chaotic and inconsolable, it may lead to the parent or caregiver to become stressed, overwhelmed and put the baby at risk for abuse (Debra M. Zeifman, 2017) . Careful reviews of infant crying have concluded that their crying is a “graded signal” conveying how distressed certain babies are and not what is causing their displeasure such as hunger, pleasure and pain.

Crying is one of the main ways through which a baby communicates with his or her caregiver. Responding promptly and sensitively to your child’s crying may lead to reduction in crying and accelerated linguistics development. This said, it is difficult for caregivers to change their preferred style of care but for achieving overall low levels of crying in early postnatal weeks, parents need to be more sensitive and prompt in soothing their baby. It is highly recommended to conduct a sensitive parenting environment as this has proven to benefit parents and infants in the long term.