All of us who have been parents know that the first months of the baby are usually the most intense and exhausting, among other things because the nights of continuous sleep are interrupted for a good time, at least until the baby gets used to sleeping run and in another room, as many pediatricians recommend.And also because you know that it is very stressful when babies cry at night.
Here we talk about the reasons that usually explain this crying, along with a new and controversial hypothesis.
The real reason why babies cry at night
The traditional reasons used to explain why babies cry at night can be summed up in four causes:
1.Sleep dynamics
In the first months, the baby goes from a two-phase sleep cycle (active sleep and quiet sleep), to the adult, five-phase ; this transition can generate alterations in the infant, and crying on waking.

2.Hambre
Even feeding them well with breast or some replacement of breast milk, especially during the first months , it is likely that the child wakes up during the night asking to eat.We must not forget that at first we are extremely fragile mammals with a small stomach, so it is certain that at such a young age we will wake up crying for hunger.
3.Dolor
Another reason why babies cry at night can be some kind of discomfort.In these cases the crying is usually different and some authors suggest a simple method to identify if the child is crying for this reason and not for anger or hunger.

They suggest that when the child cries with his eyes closed it would be some kind of pain, while if he does with open eyes it would be because of anger or rage.(I had two babies and the truth is that I never noticed that detail.What a mother, right?).

4.Sensation of abandonment
One of the most common reasons why babies cry at night is the feeling of abandonment .This has become more frequent since it has become more popular among The parents place the children in a separate room.The baby wakes up and seeing that his mother is not starting to cry, is his way of requesting help and protection.
For these reasons, known for several decades, we would have to add one proposed by a group of biologists and published in the Evolution, Medicine and Public Health magazine, which states that one of the reasons why babies cry at night would be to alter parents' sleep, keep them tired and thus avoid the possibility that they produce a rival, that is, a little brother .In this way I would ensure that there is enough breast milk for him, exclusively.

Naturally, this proposal has created controversy among pediatricians, psychologists, biologists, anthropologists and bloggers interested in the subject, who affirm that it is to give the baby too much power, that in the first months is not even aware of its existence.To this argument we could add that the fact itself breastfeeding suspends the period, thus creating a natural contraceptive while breastfeeding lasts, so it would not make sense for the natu Weed implements another mechanism to prevent the arrival of a new baby while feeding the first.
Finally, in the case of the baby who cries for feeling of abandonment, do not forget that the ideal is for the baby to share the room with the parents, in a cot, at least the first six months, and make the change of room in the least traumatic way possible.There is a growing tendency to reject the methods that allow crying without comfort and until you get tired, for these are stressful practices that can affect the baby physically and emotionally.
It is preferable to lose some sleep and prevent the baby from feeling abandoned or unloved, don't you think? You may also be interested in reading the incredible phenomenon of stone babies, who never abandon their mothers.
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