Is it normal for a baby to rarely cry

Colic is the main cause of recurrent crying during the early months. All babies have some normal fussy crying every day. When this occurs over 3 hours per day, it's called colic. When they are not crying, they are happy. Pain Serious. Painful causes include an earache, mouth ulcers, or a raw diaper rash. An ulcer on tip of penis may also cause pain and crying. These babies cry a lot and are not happy when they are not crying. They need to see a doctor to make a diagnosis.

Fever in this age group is serious until proven otherwise. Shaken baby syndrome is a concern. Gas passing through normal intestines does not cause pain or crying. All crying babies pass lots of gas. Their stomachs also make lots of gassy noises. The gas comes from swallowed air. The gas is normal. It does not become trapped nor cause any pains. That's why burping a baby doesn't help the crying.

Blaming gas is a myth. Not Due to Spitting Up. Spitting up occurs in half of babies and is normal. In those cases, the damaged nerves leading to the vocal fold either slowly repairs itself or whatever was blocking the nerve is remediated. As doctors try to find what happened to Devon, the first goal is to keep him eating and breathing -- which may call for a tracheotomy. While a tracheotomy may save his life, doctors warn it might interfere with his learning to speak. Priya Krishna, assistant professor in the department otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburg School of Medicine.

Krishna said tracheotomies can be risky in small children for other reasons. Depending on his diagnosis doctors may also surgically open Devon's vocal folds -- allowing him to breathe but making it difficult to speak loudly or swallow liquids. On top of the couple's medical problems Sutterfield says he has been evicted from his home, and recently had his car repossessed.

We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Comments 0. Save Pin FB More. Q: My baby is 10 days old and has not cried out at all. He whimpers and, every now and again, he'll make one "yelling" sound.

He is extremely calm, even if I hold out from meeting his needs. He either falls back to sleep or grumbles until I feel bad.

My mother says he needs to have a good cry so that his lungs will dry out completely. Is this true? Is my son normal? Comments 2.