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If a baby in your care will not stop crying, you also can try the following:

• Make sure the baby’s basic needs are met (for example, he was not hungry and do not need to be changed). Check for signs of illness, like fever or swollen gums. Rock or achievement with the baby.

• Singing or speaking to the baby. Offer baby a pacifier or a noisy toy. Take your baby to ride in a stroller or strapped into child seats in cars country.
• Hold your baby close to your body and breathe calmly and slowly. Call a friend or relative for support or to take care of the baby while you rest.
• If nothing else works, place baby on his back or in bed, close the door, and examine the baby within 10 minutes. Contact your doctor if there is no likely to help your baby, in case there are medical reasons for such fussiness.
• To prevent potential AHT, parents and babysitters need to learn how to respond to their own stress. It’s important to speak with anyone to care for your baby about the dangers of shaking and how it can be prevented.

It’s worth mention again there are ways to handle the emotional devastation colic can cause the entire family.

• Shushing (using “white noise” or rhythmic sounds that mimic the constant whir of noise in the womb, with things like vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, clothes dryers, like walking, or a white noise CD)

• Side / stomach position (put the baby on the left side – to help digestion – or on the belly while holding him, then put the baby to sleep in the crib or basket on his back)
• Sucking (letting the baby breastfeed or bottle-feed, or give the baby a pacifier or finger to suck)
• Nappies (wrapped the baby up fitting in a blanket to help him feel more secure)
• Swinging gently (rocking in a chair, using a cradle, or take a car ride to help duplicate the constant motion the baby felt in the womb)

Parents sometimes try to stop the crying baby by shaking the baby. We recommend that this is not done to excess, because it can lead to shaken baby syndrome (SBS). Shaken baby syndrome or shaken baby syndrome is a term used to describe one form of violence in infants due to shake it too hard. Often this happens because the parents feel upset her baby would not stop crying or continue to whine.

This condition usually occurs in infants younger than 1 year can result in severe and permanent brain injury, spinal injury, bleeding in the eye (retinal hemorrhage) even until death.

Statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention United States (CDC), the victim of shaken baby syndrome is generally 3-8 months old, and about 25 percent died due to injuries. Quoted from Medicinenet, Monday (2 / babies have very weak neck muscles as well as having a heavy head and big for his size. In addition there is space between the skull and brain that allow for brain development in infants. If the baby is experiencing shocks that hard, it can cause brain moves inside the skull causing bruising and tearing of brain tissue blood vessels. In general, injuries that arise, including bleeding around the brain, bleeding in the eye and spinal cord as well as injury to the neck. However, in some cases are occasionally found a broken rib or other fractures. Usually the wounds caused by this syndrome is not directly visible. But some babies sometimes have vomiting or become irritable.

These symptoms occur because of increased pressure within the brain due to bleeding or swelling. Other symptoms that may occur was lethargy, shortness of breath and convulsions.  Infants who suffered injuries from this syndrome requires emergency treatment, including rescue breathing and also surgery.

In addition, babies often require blood drying around the brain to reduce injury, and other care needs including eye exams (opthalmologic) and nerve (neurological). But that does not mean that this condition can not be prevented, there are several things that must be considered by parents and babysitters to prevent shaken baby syndrome, namely:

1. Try not to shake babies or small children.
2. Avoid holding the baby during the argument.
3. Avoid disciplining or soothe infants and children when parents are angry.
4. If parents can not control his emotions, try to rest a moment and let the baby be handled by other family members or friends.

Your baby has been crying with colic during the last 2 weeks almost non-stop. You’re scared. You are frustrated. Your lack of sleep. You’re not thinking clearly. You shake your baby.

Experts believe that more than ninety percent of cases of Shaken Baby Syndrome is caused by colic. It’s ironic that the frustration watching your baby in pain and helplessness for not healthy for help can lead to further harm the baby. Doctors often send mothers home with a colicky baby hope not, said their mother had just moved out crying that can last up to six months. No wonder that some parents snap under pressure. Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), also known as the Rough Head Trauma / inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury (AHT). When a baby is shaken, because the baby’s neck muscles are not developed, the brain can bounce back and forth inside the skull and cause trauma. Head trauma is the leading cause of death in cases of child abuse in the United States.

What is shaken baby syndrome (SBS)?

Shaken baby syndrome refers to a type of brain injury that occurs when violently shaken a baby or small child. The shaking can cause bleeding in the brain (subdural hemorrhage) or bleeding in the retina (retinal hemorrhages). More injuries occur when the shaken baby is thrown on a surface, resulting in the shaken impact syndrome.

When a child is shaken, the brain bounces back and forth against the sides of the skull. The heads of the babies are very large and heavy in proportion to the rest of their bodies. This causes swelling, bruising, and bleeding in the brain.

Possible consequences of shaking babies and young children are extreme. Include:

* Damage to the brain
* Blindness
* Hearing Loss
* Speech disorders and learning disabilities, including mental retardation
* Seizures
* Damage to the neck and spine, which can lead to motor dysfunction ranging in severity from clumsiness to paralysis
* Death Read the rest of this entry »