Baby Stress Causes and How to Overcome It

Feelings of stress are not only experienced by adults only, but the baby can also experience the name of stress. It's just that the stress on the baby is clearly different from the stress in adults. Usually stress in infants is caused by the baby is less comfortable or feel bored. Many parents are unaware and can not detect it because the baby can not say what he wants. Signs shown by the baby when feeling stressed that the baby becomes more fussy and crying.

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Baby Stress Causes and How to Overcome It

Causes of Baby Stress

1. Baby's needs are not met.
When basic needs such as eating or drinking are not met then the baby will feel stressed out. Hunger and thirst will make the baby becomes fussy and crying. In addition, the lack of parental attention to the baby will also cause the baby to feel lonely so this triggers the baby to be stressed.

2. Babies feel uncomfortable or sick.
The feelings of discomfort or pain experienced by a baby may not be shared with the parents through the conversation. The baby will usually cry as a sign that he or she is uncomfortable with the pain in his body. If parents are not aware of the baby's cues then this will cause stress to the baby.

3. Alternating parenting.
The baby will become stressed when the caregiver changes in a relatively short time. Different caregivers certainly different ways and techniques of parenting. This will certainly make the baby stress and feel uncomfortable so the baby will fuss continue as a sign that he was stressed.

4. Non-permanent residence.
Living environment will also affect the way babysitting. When you often move around the house then this will cause the baby feel no place safe and comfortable so that it can trigger stress on the baby.

5. Due to a stressful mother.
Feelings of a mother who is under stress can be contagious in infants. Stress will be infectious to the baby because the baby will feel an uncomfortable touch or tone of his mother's voice is different from usual.

6. Household problems. 
The baby will feel the condition around him. When there is a commotion caused by the parent's quarrel, the baby will feel that way so the baby will feel uncomfortable and feel pressure. This will certainly make the baby exposed to stress.

7. Different treatment. 
Stress in infants can also be caused by alternating parenting. Usually this will happen to babies who are not cared for by their parents but by caregivers. Different parenting styles and caregiver nannies will create feelings of discomfort in the baby and the baby's feelings will be depressed so that this is very trigger stress in infants.

Symptoms of stress in baby

1. Babies are easily fussy and often cry. 
One sign that will be shown by a baby who is stressed is often crying and increasingly fussy. Babies will cry longer if they feel increasingly stressed and not immediately soothed.

2. Physical changes. 
Stress that will cause the baby to lose appetite so that this will affect the physical baby and baby will lose weight.

3. Babies feel anxious. 
The behavior of a baby who is not calm and always restless even when sleeping is one sign that the baby is stressed. Even sometimes at night the baby can not sleep soundly and always cry.

4. Baby always gloomy. 
The baby is no longer cheerful and does not want to play as usual is a sign that he is stressed and feel uncomfortable. In addition, the baby does not want to get out of his mother's arms.

Overcoming stress in baby

1. Meet their basic needs. 
To overcome and prevent stress in infants can be done by always meeting basic needs such as eating enough to drink and provide love for babies. this will make the baby feel calm and comfortable.

2. Create a comfortable state. 
Creating a comfortable and quiet home state and not often moving house will make the baby feel safe and comfortable so it will not cause stress.

3. Do not switch nannies. 
If you are a busy woman and can not take care of the baby at all times, try to choose one nanny and do not keep changing so the baby does not get different parenting ways.

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