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Why Your Baby May Be Crying

Crying and Irritability

If your baby wails when he's touched or moved and he's hard to console once crying, there's probably more at play than a need for a fresh diaper or immediate feeding.

Cries that are high-pitched or unvarying in pitch can be a sign of distress. Long, shrill, faint crying without regular rhythm has been described in malnourished babies. Of course, individual babies' cries are as different as fingerprints, and absolute interpretations of any type of infant cry may not be applicable to your baby.

Obvious Facial Distress

When you notice Baby grimacing, clenching her eyes tight, stretching her mouth, or furrowing the two skin folds that run from each side of the nose to the corners of the mouth (called the nasolabial fold), there's something bothering her tiny body.

Start looking for the source of pain. Don't forget corneal abrasions (scratches of the eye), hernias, and hairs inadvertently wrapped around a toe (hair tourniquet) as sources of infant pain.

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