cries all sound the same to me

kerrigrooves

From what Ive read, you are supposed to be able to tell different cries based on baby's needs but I am having trouble telling the difference, seems like she always wails when she needs something....does this come with time?  She is 3.5 weeks old.

kbl13

I took a class on swaddling and the instructor said the following:

NEH - hungry

EH - Gas

EAIRH (growling) - lower gas

HEH (breathy/ whisper) - Uncomfortable 

OWH (yawn/ oval mouth) - sleepy

 I noticed B making the different sounds (especially when hungry) from pretty much the beginning. Hope this helps! 

jLeigh0709

kbl13:

I took a class on swaddling and the instructor said the following:

NEH - hungry

EH - Gas

EAIRH (growling) - lower gas

HEH (breathy/ whisper) - Uncomfortable 

OWH (yawn/ oval mouth) - sleepy

 I noticed B making the different sounds (especially when hungry) from pretty much the beginning. Hope this helps! 

At risk of sounding totally silly, what do the acronyms stand for?  

For me, I have been able to learn more about M's cries.  Sometimes I have to also look for other cues which I believe the PP was also saying.  If he's hungry he usually smacks his lips, roots around or sucks on his hand.  If he's tired he starts yawning.  Sometimes he fusses when I lay him down.  If he makes a couple short cries I usually wait and see what he will do next - if he's just "talking" or if he needs something.  If he continues to fuss or if it turns into crying he usually just wants to be held or might need a diaper change.  Sometimes I have no idea why he's crying so I just go through the list (feed, diaper change, snuggle, sleep, etc) and try everything until he is happy again. 

I think that there are lots of similarities between babies/children, but I also believe that no two babies are exactly the same.  As my pediatrician said, "You might have read the parenting books, but your baby hasn't!"  What works for one baby might not work for another and one baby's cry might mean something different for another.  I think as time goes on and we spend more time getting to know our LOs we will begin to better understand exactly what their cries mean.  Hang in there - the fact that you're trying to learn how to best help your baby shows that you are trying to be the best mom that you can

persephonerose

DH and I have tried to figure out if D cries differently. Honestly they all sound the same to me, I have to watch his body cues more than listening to the cry. 

So far we have only noticed one cry that is different and it was by accident. His finger got caught in the fold over mitten flap on a onesie and that cry was very distinct.

 

kbl13

jLeigh0709:

kbl13:

I took a class on swaddling and the instructor said the following:

NEH - hungry

EH - Gas

EAIRH (growling) - lower gas

HEH (breathy/ whisper) - Uncomfortable 

OWH (yawn/ oval mouth) - sleepy

 I noticed B making the different sounds (especially when hungry) from pretty much the beginning. Hope this helps! 

At risk of sounding totally silly, what do the acronyms stand for?

 

Not acronyms, those are the different sounds...  Like when he is hungry I hear a definite "neh" sound because he's moving his tongue to the roof of his mouth like he is eating 

jLeigh0709

kbl13:

jLeigh0709:

kbl13:

I took a class on swaddling and the instructor said the following:

NEH - hungry

EH - Gas

EAIRH (growling) - lower gas

HEH (breathy/ whisper) - Uncomfortable 

OWH (yawn/ oval mouth) - sleepy

 I noticed B making the different sounds (especially when hungry) from pretty much the beginning. Hope this helps! 

At risk of sounding totally silly, what do the acronyms stand for?

 

Not acronyms, those are the different sounds...  Like when he is hungry I hear a definite "neh" sound because he's moving his tongue to the roof of his mouth like he is eating 

Ohh gotcha.  That makes sense

joliebebe

kbl13:

jLeigh0709:

kbl13:

I took a class on swaddling and the instructor said the following:

NEH - hungry

EH - Gas

EAIRH (growling) - lower gas

HEH (breathy/ whisper) - Uncomfortable 

OWH (yawn/ oval mouth) - sleepy

 I noticed B making the different sounds (especially when hungry) from pretty much the beginning. Hope this helps! 

At risk of sounding totally silly, what do the acronyms stand for?

 

Not acronyms, those are the different sounds...  Like when he is hungry I hear a definite "neh" sound because he's moving his tongue to the roof of his mouth like he is eating 

That's awesome! I've been saying when Z cries it sounds like 'meh/neh'. Now I know! Well, I already knew because he only really screams like that when he's hungry, but yeah. Ty.

sara785

DH and I just said that we can mostly tell when she's hungry vs. when she needs to be changed. She really screams when she's hungry. And does like a short little sqwak when she's wet or dirty. We don't really notice a distinct sound, although I haven't paid that close attention.

Laura_Elaine

In my experience, I've never been able to tell the difference... I know their schedule, so I know what the possible problem is... if that doesn't work, I check the other possibilities.

kieannb

kbl13:

I took a class on swaddling and the instructor said the following:NEH hungryEH GasEAIRH growling lower gasHEH breathy/ whisper Uncomfortablenbsp;OWH yawn/ oval mouth sleepynbsp;I noticed B making the different sounds especially when hungry from pretty much the beginning. Hope this helps!nbsp;

This. You tube baby language, there's a lady that talks about this on Oprah.. It's a 16 min video.. Gives examples of what they sound like

viking15

The video was interesting. We are going to see if it works for us. Worth a try. Many times I go by time of day. Doesn't always work.