Articles Tagged: crying

Babies left to cry suffer stress even after they have quietened down

By Keith Kendrick, May 24, 2012

It’s a debate that has divided the parenting community for generations: should you leave a baby to cry until it settles itself or pick it up and comfort it?

Complaints you hear when you fly with a baby (and what you wish you could reply)

By Farah Ishaq, Apr 5, 2012

What is it about the general sight of an infant on a flight that makes people's blood boil (especially when she hasn't even cried)? With the holiday season kicking off, here are my personal top five phrases other passengers have said in my general direction.

Five parenting about-turns: Before baby and after baby

By Hazel Davis, Mar 23, 2012

These are the five parenting about-turns I hastily performed but never imagined I ever would. How about you?

The brainy baby suit that tells you why your child is crying

By Keith Kendrick, Mar 7, 2012

First-time parents, fret no more! Boffins have invented a baby suit that takes the mystery out of why your baby is crying.

Your baby at seven months

By Hilary Pereira, Feb 1, 2012

You'll probably notice a few more physical developments in your seven-month-old, as well as some intellectual firsts. This month, your baby may:

Your baby's first month

By Hilary Pereira, Feb 1, 2012

Congratulations! After nine months of hope and anxiety, spiced up with a liberal dose of hormones, your baby has finally arrived. Taking your newborn home for the first time is daunting for all of us and the first weeks will be a mix of elation and exhaustion and becoming the expert on your baby as you learn to recognise and respond to your baby's needs.

Reflux: What is it and what can you do for your baby?

By Pip Jones, Feb 1, 2012

If your baby is vomiting large amounts, several times a day, they might be suffering from reflux.

Colic: What is it and what can you do?

By Pip Jones, Feb 1, 2012

So, you had been enjoying your gorgeous, contented newborn for two or three weeks – it was all going swimmingly. And then, bam! Something changed: every evening that happy, squidgy little thing becomes a ball of fury, inconsolable, screaming