Babies and infants who are hard to comfort and settle, and seem to cry regularly in an inconsolable way for no obvious reason, may be struggling with a regulatory disorder. It is important that early years practitioners always consider this as a possible cause.
Recognising that a baby's screaming and arching away from a feed stems from a neurological condition can help you defuse a tense situation and redefine a seemingly intractable problem.
Bringing about a change is often remarkably easy. When I was filming a friend with her new baby for some teaching material, the little girl began to cry uncontrollably as she was fed. The mother told me the baby had screamed continually since coming home, leaving both parents at the end of their tether.
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