Why do babies lean back when they cry?

When babies cry, they always like to struggle and lean back. This is a normal phenomenon. Moreover, babies' crying is a way to vent their emotions and is an instinct. Therefore, parents should not worry too much about their babies' crying. Of course, they must also distinguish the reasons for their babies' crying. Some are physiological and some are pathological. If the baby is sick and uncomfortable, he will naturally cry.

1. "Physiological" crying is common in the following situations:

1. Hunger and thirst: Hunger and thirst are the most common reasons for crying, and are more common in babies under 3 months old. This is due to insufficient breast milk, too dilute milk powder, or not eating enough at the last meal for some reason. The ambient temperature is too high and the baby sweats a lot, so he cries non-stop because of thirst.

2. Cold, hot, wet, itchy and painful: An environment that is too cold or too hot will cause discomfort to the baby, but overheating is more likely to cause crying and restlessness than overcooling. If the diaper is wet and not changed in time, the baby will express it to the parents by crying. Crying due to itching caused by eczema, excessive sweating, unclean skin, etc.

3. Feeling of needing to urinate or defecate: A trained baby will cry and ask his mother to help him urinate or defecate in time.

2. "Pathological" crying is caused by disease, which is common in the following situations:

1. Oral ulcers: often cry when feeding or eating.

2. Nasal congestion: The baby cries while breastfeeding because the nasal congestion affects his breathing.

Generally speaking, babies who cry "physiologically" are in good condition, have normal diet, loud cries, and normal complexion and spirits in between crying. The crying stops when the cause is eliminated. "Pathological" crying sounds unusual, sometimes screaming, hoarse, and often sudden and violent crying; accompanied by fever, lethargy, pale complexion, and sometimes vomiting, diarrhea, and blood in the stool. It is necessary to go to the hospital to further find out the cause.

3. Pay attention to your holding posture

The baby can be held upright two or three months after birth, but the time should not be too long. In addition, you can use another way of holding the child, let the child's back against the adult's chest, support his hips with one hand, and support his chest with the other hand, let him face forward, and his back and head can lean against the adult. This way the child will be very happy, willing to look at many things, and his back will not bend backward. After feeding, practice raising your head and chest while lying on your stomach.