Irritable baby

Question 1

What is normal crying?

Answer 1

Crying is an attachment behaviour promoting proximity to the infant’s primary caregiver and ensuring survival and development of social bonds.

Question 2

Pattern of approximate normal crying time with age?

Answer 2

• 105min / day at 2w
• ## 165m / day at 6w

Question 3

What is theory as to why babies cry in evening?

Answer 3

• Decreased noise. Intrauterine environment very noisy with maternal movements, blood flow, intestines etc. Babies like noise
• Intestinal gas increases in the evening, colic.