This video is saved in my watch later list because we have week old babies that are twins and watching this video is a breath of fresh air in good education to be reminded that this is completely normal development
Believe me, I've been there. I have three daughters, and people have to be patient with children. Not just with crying babies, but with children, period.
What exactly is the development that’s happening during this period that makes it an expected/necessary phase of growth? It’s not explained in the video.
This is my third baby and this is the first time i experience purple crying. Glad I found this, i kept on changing everyting thinking i’ve done something wrong. at least its reassuring i’m not the only one😢
The same thing happened to me..don’t watch the video cause the nurse was like oh yeah this is your third your fine so I was like oh yeah she’s probably talking about not shaking your baby and I knew that but didn’t know about the fact that they’re gonna cry for no reason! 😂 my first two barely cried! But now I know that my baby now is normal and my first two were the exception 😂
My neighbors have let their baby cry for almost 2 years. Now the baby is a toddler kicking and screaming.... The Landlord won't do anything about it. AND NO the Parents haven't even apologized or explained any "Purple" phase...as NOW WE've entered Terrible Two's. This infant has taken over Our Life as Neighbors.
Fantastic info. Your babys lungs need to grow. If they cry for no reason, it may be this. Allow them to do this. Its for them. Always make sure your baby is okay and safe, but dont be too annoyed. Its all apart of growing. We as humans, must do everything we can, for our loved little ones.
Hi Arci! For preemies you go based off of their corrected age. As you stated your baby is 10 weeks actual but 3 weeks adjusted. This means on the crying curve they are currently at the 3 weeks range.
I call the point where healthy babies cry for a week or so Colic. It’s helpless, stressful and heartbreaking. I went through that too as a infant. What do you guys think I should do to get my baby to stop crying when it has Colic? What are some tricks that you guys can teach me??? Please say hi Gracie when you respond.
Hi Gracie! Normal increased infant crying can be very frustrating. It is important to remember that if it ever becomes too frustrating it is ok to put your baby in a safe place and walk away for a few minutes to calm yourself down. No soothing technique works 100% of the time, but you can try skin-to-skin contact with your baby, walk and sing with your baby, or take your baby on a walk.
You can try Gripe Water, this helped some people. Also, perhaps try a non-dairy milk formula, sometimes the babies are lactose intolerant and the parents dont know, the baby's intenstines begin to get damaged because they cant take the dairy. So, formulas that are good for highly sensitive baby stomachs such as "PurAmino Hypoallergenic Infant Drink, for Severe Food Allergies, Omega-3 DHA, Iron, Immune Support, Powder Can".
@@graceperkins6757 Hi Gracie, the term colic can be confusing for professionals and caregivers, this is why we have introduced the term the Period of PURPLE Crying. Many professionals and individuals refer to the increased inconsolable crying that babies experience as colic, due to a study many years ago that defined colic as a "healthy" baby that cries for three or more hours a day, for three or more days a week, for three or more weeks. To an extent, this is what the term still means, however, infantile colic has also become confused with adult colic which does refer to intestinal pain. So, parents and caregivers may be looking for answers to fix their baby's crying when in fact, this is just a normal developmental period all baby's go through. Now, if your baby is experiencing digestive issues this will only add to the crying that is experienced during this period, and efforts to soothe those pains may only soothe some of the crying. In short, referring to infant colic as the Period of PURPLE Crying may reduce some of this confusion.
“He looks like he’s in pain, but he’s not.” Something is wrong with this. I get that the effort here is to keep parents from thinking that there is a solution so that they don’t get frustrated and shake their babies, but still. Something isn’t right about saying the baby looks like he’s in horrible pain but he’s not actually…I’ve been asking around and this does not seem universal in all countries nor at all times in history. I hope they keep researching it.
My newest is 10 days old, my middle 19 months and my eldest is 14. I have come back to the period of purple crying videos for all 3 to gain sanity when it begins 😂
@@lacytrowbridge4843 An infant's way of communication is crying. Excessive crying means there's an underlying problem. High levels of cortisol are detrimental. They're trying to normalize pain like crying to parents. PURPLE crying is a subliminal message, think like a cynic when referring to the acronym.
@@karlaherrada1724 I thought this explained a lot but my child only went through constant evening crying for 2 weeks. Every check up showed normal health but I did always wonder if she was trying to tell me something. Our whole town of parents had to sit down and watch a video about the period of purple and I was surprised they were trying to teach us how to be parents.
@@karlaherrada1724 That’s why they offer solutions to comfort the baby and look for signs of what’s wrong, if anything. Caring for your child doesn’t mean you have to assume the worst in normal behavior that is actively being studied…
I've been a childcare provider for 15+ years and I've never heard of this. It's very informative and more parents should know about it. Looking back on some of the infants I've had the privilege of watching definitely had periods of purple crying. It's sad to watch a baby go through something like this. Thank you for this informative video. Im going to suggest it to all my new mothers and fathers.
Even if it’s not a new mother, I’ve heard of the shaken baby syndrome when I had my first but completely forgot about the purple crying. Had two babies 5 years apart and both were super easy they didn’t really cry I was with them most of the the time full time breastfed them. 8 years later now at 39 have a 3 week old and she started crying since the second night of being born and I didn’t understand! I’m doing the exact same thing I did with my first two and then I remember the nurse told me about purple crying before I had the baby but she’s like oh that’s right this is your third you already know.. nope! I didn’t know.. I should’ve watched it. Now I understand more why she cries and is ok
I live in an apartment with a crying baby next door, I looked up how often a baby cries a day, and supposedly its 2-3 hours a day, the kid next door cries 10+ hours a day, I have 0 sympathy for the people next door, they clearly don't use binkeies, or anything to suppress the child's crying. It keeps me up all night since our rooms are connected by a wall. People with kids should not live in apartments, I have no kids and im stuck dealing with someone else's kid. When it cries, sure, the mom wakes up, but I also have to wake up untill it stops
On the contrary, people who don't have children shouldn't live in an apartment. See how that sounds? You can't force a child to take a binky, in fact if you do sometimes it can make the crying worse. You have no idea how your neighbor feels having a child that cries for 10 hours out of the day. I really have no idea what happened to empathy, people are so callous about everything nowadays.
@@dingoledingus9039 no he's absolutely right. You have a choice to have a kid or not. If you're financial status isn't good enough, don't have kids. Dont try to flip the problem on the victim
@@dingoledingus9039 Having kids is a choice. Sorry. That's the facts. Especially when abortion is an option. This doesn't mean you should abort children. But it does mean even if you're married protect yourself from pregnancy until you're financially responsible enough to not make your child other people's nightmare.
@@OranguBANG you are on some next level horseshit with that low level of thinking. Do you expect everyone in the world to bend over backwards to make sure you aren't inconvenienced by anything? Hate to break it to you dude buddy, but the world doesn't revolve around you. I deal with my neighbors IED level bass from their nuclear powered subwoofer, that's life. To tell people who have children they have no right to live in an apartment and to even insinuate that they aren't financially responsible is some ole I lack self awareness, ole self entitled, ole 5 year old brat bull mess and you know it. Get a grip.
OMG!!! This is over 30 YEARS too late!!!!! I wish I'd known about this over 30yrs ago! I was just talking to my son about this a couple of weeks ago! It tore my heart out him doing this every night for nearly 3 months! The doctor gave him a clean bill of health, no colic no NOTHING. Just CRYING!!!!! Of course my mother had to say "Well you're obviously doing something wrong! You & your brother never did that!" I always felt SO GUILTY!!!! Now he's a grown man & I finally find this!!!!
If it's normal then why don't all babies go through it. Currently going through it with my second child. We are at 9 weeks and I'm hoping we are at our peak cause holy shit it's Soo bad. Lol
Usually intelligent babies develop longer but have more awareness , during their growth when they realise new experiences they begin crying; the best way to quieten them is to move them into a new unfamiliar room where they can observe in awe and experience.
Same, mine is 7 weeks and it’s been HELL I didn’t go through this with my oldest so this caught my off guard completely I almost took him to the ER cause I didn’t know what else to do 😢 thank God I found this video 💜
Ours has 6 weeks, what do you do when crying badly, it starts coughing ('cause of all those tonalities, her vocal cords can't take it any longer and she (in our case) begins to cough violently (like expecting to see blood coming of her any minute now, situation), then what? those moments scare me shitless ....one can;t just leave a baby crying....
I firmly believe the reason purple crying happens is because of things like your baby having a food sensitivity and their digestive tracts are distressed. The only times I’ve had crying that horrific was because of dairy being in my diet and it affecting my children. Luckily because of online reading, I found out the issue within a month for my first child, and knew within a week for my second. Would have helped more had my mother and my aunt told me they both had dairy issues with their children and had to substitute soy. Luckily, they have other alternatives now for parents who can’t do soy. Either way, people should definitely be aware that if their babies are crying nonstop, it’s possible it’s something in their diet. Cause I understand not everyone breastfeeds, so giving them cow protein based formula can also cause the same problem.
@@gjulissa77 you should! It will take a while for it to completely get out of your baby's system, like if you had caffeine. Just give it time, but you should see major improvement! Plus the diaper changes should not be so smelly and gross!
I’ve been trying to figure out if my baby is having a dietary issue. I’m dairy free and gluten free, so I’ve been unsure what could be causing it. Our pediatrician seems to think it’s just normal newborn behavior (he’s 2 weeks). This period of PURPLE crying sounds like a plausible explanation! Knowing it gets worse, trying to mentally prepare myself and keep gassy foods out of my diet!
@@SonjiaFlowers I’m sorry to hear that! My pediatrician’s advice was to keep a food diary so that I could be able to figure out what was causing the problem, so I could try eliminating it from my diet to see if it helped. The human body is super complex! The purple crying is super stressful so just know if it gets overwhelming, to just ask for a break!
Welcome to my world. 2 years of hell so far. Moved into spare room for 6 months. No sleep. Moved back. Two years on and they bring it upstairs to have a good scream-up EVERY morning at 06:00am.
