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How to stop crying in babies?

What are the reasons for baby’s crying? I need to know as I would be babysitting my neighbor’s kids. I want to know how to stop crying in babies and toddlers. There are two kids, one is 2 years old and the other is 5 months. The toddler can still be distracted and explained I guess. My friend would be helping me out. I am 23 years; I have no knowledge about kids. Please help with what I can do in order to keep babies from crying. All the possible reason that would make it cry?

9 months ago
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Declan Lamb | Aug 3 2011
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Babies may cry due to hunger, wet nappy, illness or feeling sleepy. Crying is normal but we need to understand that what make the baby cry.</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Here are the most common reasons babies cry. May be you'll find something that helps.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">1.&nbsp;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;">Many babies don't feel hunger at regular intervals, so there may be days when your baby wants food frequently and other days when he wants it less often. A baby who hasn't had enough to eat will usually cry at the end of a feed as well as before the next one.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;">2. Babies cry sometimes because there wet diapers make them irritate.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;">3. Babies may fuss and cry, when they fell to sleep. Especially if they're overly tired.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;"><span class="ilspan"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">4. Babies</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">also often<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="ilspan"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">cry</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">because of colic pain.&nbsp; When<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="ilspan"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">babies</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">&nbsp;</span></span><span class="ilspan"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">cry</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">with a genuine colic pain, it means that they have some form of indigestion in their system.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;">5. Teething can be painful as each new tooth pushes through tender young gums. Some babies suffer more than others, but all are likely to be fussy and tearful at some point along the way.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;">6. 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