How long is it safe to allow a 4 mo to cry? My sweet little nephew cries all the time. This is his fourth week in care. He is here 3 full days each week. There are a few days where he has played in the floor or the jumparoo happily for 20 or so minutes at a time a few times a day, but mostly he is fussy all day long. I feel terrible for him. Mom had never left him until he started care so he hasn't had a chance to adjust at all before now and she breastfeeds so he's had to learn to take a bottle. A lot of new stuff for him, but I really thought he'd be crying a lot less by now.
He is tired so much of the time. Mom says he takes 2 naps each day for about 3 hours each time when he's at home. Here he only sleeps about 30 minutes each nap and it takes about that long to get him settled. He gets so tired he just screams regardless of what I do. Even if I'm holding him, rocking, singing, leaving him alone, it doesn't matter. Once he's tired he screams. Today he actually slept for 1 hr 15 min, but woke up crying, refuses to take the bottle, and rubs his eyes like he never even slept all while continuing to scream. I just don't know what to do for the poor fellow.
I've read that its not safe to let a baby cry it out earlier than 6 mo, but at this point I don't know what else to do for him. If me holding him isn't stopping the crying anyway and its obviously keeping me from the other children, should I just make sure he's fed and dry and then lay him in his bed? How long should I allow him to lay there without patting/tending to him? Boy, this infant/toddler age group is throwing me for a loop.
He is tired so much of the time. Mom says he takes 2 naps each day for about 3 hours each time when he's at home. Here he only sleeps about 30 minutes each nap and it takes about that long to get him settled. He gets so tired he just screams regardless of what I do. Even if I'm holding him, rocking, singing, leaving him alone, it doesn't matter. Once he's tired he screams. Today he actually slept for 1 hr 15 min, but woke up crying, refuses to take the bottle, and rubs his eyes like he never even slept all while continuing to scream. I just don't know what to do for the poor fellow.
I've read that its not safe to let a baby cry it out earlier than 6 mo, but at this point I don't know what else to do for him. If me holding him isn't stopping the crying anyway and its obviously keeping me from the other children, should I just make sure he's fed and dry and then lay him in his bed? How long should I allow him to lay there without patting/tending to him? Boy, this infant/toddler age group is throwing me for a loop.
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