When to help soothe my baby....

elago10 · May 2013

My little girl will be 4 weeks tomorrow and in the last couple of days she has started crying a lot more in between feedings and diaper changes. I know when she is crying I should just leave her to soothe herself but it can be really difficult to watch her scream like that. Should I just leave her until she falls back asleep or is there a point at which she needs to be soothed by me??

VPGIRL06 · May 2013

You should soothe her whenever she is crying at this age. They aren't capable of soothing themselvesshe needs your love and attention to help her adjust. She will learn to self soothe, eventually. Please do not let your young baby cry herself to sleep, she really needs her mom there to help her...she is only a month old...

Runaway22 · May 2013

No, you shouldn't just leave your baby to cry at 4 weeks old. She needs you right now. She spent the last 9 months constantly held, warm, fed and snuggled inside you, and the world is still brand new and scary. Pick her up and hold her, cuddle her, keep her close every time she cries. She's 4 weeks for goodness sake.

I suggested this in the post above yours, but you might do well to google "fourth trimester."

stecca30 · May 2013

Don't worry, you can't spoil them when they are that young. : My little guy went thru a similar fussy phase when he was about the same age. He grew out if it when he got closer to 8 weeks. Hang in there!

ClandestineX · May 2013

These types of posts just have to be people trying to get a rouse out of people...

SkyBee · May 2013

Who told you not to soothe her? Whoever it was, I would never listen to any advice from that person again. Soothe your baby, love and snuggle her, and make her feel happy and content.

here goes nothing · May 2013

ClandestineX:
These types of posts just have to be people trying to get a rouse out of people...

I tend to agree... Are people really that uneducated? Or heartless? How can you leave an infant to cry it out? It pains me just to read these types of posts.