is it safe to sat that a new born baby should be let to cry in order to develope lungs?

Answer 1

It's safe enough to say it, but it's certainly not true, nor is it safe to do it!!

A baby who is crying alone secretes high levels of cortisol--a stress hormone--even after she/he stops crying. If frequent, this can cause brain damage and failure to thrive (which can be life-threatening).

Crying is good exercise for the lungs the same way bleeding is good exercise for the blood vessels--remember, it was *doctors* who use to use leeches as medical treatment!!

Answer 2

No, my mom told me that. Didn't work here, I have asthma. A newborn doesn't cry for no reason, they need or want something just if it is just to be held. This is a time where they learn to trust and a baby can actually die from lack of attention or love or it could hurt them mentally it is called "failure to thrive".

I would let my daughter cry for no more then a minute until she was about 2 months old, after that I would allow her to cry for a couple minutes and as she got older the cry time got longer just to teach her that mommy is one person and you are another person. I am here for you but you need to call me when you need me. But I draw the line at more then 10 minutes. Then something must really be wrong then. I used the crying method to sleep train my daugter to go to sleep on her own at 6 months and then to get her to sleep through the night at 8 months. My daughter is 18 months and very independent and very happy and calls me when I am needed, even if it is just for some loving. I actually love those time.

She will just yell "Mama" and I will say "what" and she will give me a BIG hug and a kiss or climb into my lap and cuddle. My sweet little girl.

Crying doesn't help build lungs, it helps build independence in OLDER infants, never a newborn.

Answer 3

While it may be safe, it is not sage advice. Their lungs will develop fine, they are babies and they will cry plenty to accomplish that. What is more important is developing a bond of trust. Crying is the only way they have to communicate, they want your interaction, they just don't have any other means of telling you, so respond with your attention. Gradually increasing the time between when they start to cry and when you respond will have a greater effect on their ability to develop into a self-reliant individual capable of solving their own problems.

Finding the balance that works right for you and your child will require attentive observance on your part. Before long, you will know what each cry means and what works for each cry.

Answer 4

NO!!!! The babies lungs are developed for its age. The only thing that happens when you let a baby cry is the baby feel neglected and unloved. Pick your baby up and sing to it or talk softly. You will be glad you did. Also if the baby is crying find out what it needs, it may need changing, or fed.

Answer 5

No please don't leave the baby to cry it out at this age. Your baby will naturally cry on his/her own and that will "exercise" the lungs in itself. That being said keep in mind that right now your baby's lungs are at the proper developmental stage for your baby's age and letting them cry won't advance the development.

At this stage your baby is scared and needs to feel safe and secure. Focus more on building trust, giving love and providing security for your baby. A happy, well adjusted baby will cry less in the long run and develop naturally and beautifully!

Answer 6

No, it's not. It's very cruel to let a baby, especially one so young, just lay there and cry when you can help her. when she cries it's for a reason, and you need to go to her. If you do not, you are teaching her not to trust that you will meet her needs and that she is incapable of getting help. Crying is very bad for infants because it decreases lung capacity, increases intracranial pressure, reestablishes some fetal circulatory patterns and starts stress reactions within the body" (See the crying page in sources). It's a myth that should have died LONG AGO.

Answer 7

Yes. But if that child doesn't stop crying after about an hour consider that they may have something wrong with them and contact a physician if it isn't a need for something. Babies normally don't cry unless 1) they have been held a lot and expect it 2) they need something (wet or hungry) or 3) medical problem (sometimes this is colic, sometimes something more serious).

Answer 8

Well what you need to do first, is make sure it does need a diaper change. You would not want it to get a rash. Then see if it is hungary. You might make it sick if it gets to hungary. It then can cry a little while, but no more then a couple of minutes cause it might have a tummy ache or something. but as you get to knows it cries and what they mean, then you will know if it is for a reason or not. It will be alright to gradually let it cry for longer periods of time. But I just can't stand to let one though.

Answer 9

Hopefully your babies lungs were fully developed when he/she was born. They want them to cry when they are first born to remove any fluid left from being in utereo. Personally I don't believe any new born baby should be allowed to cry. They are brand new to this world and everything is scary.

Answer 10

Okay, you are going to hear things both ways for the baby to cry to develop their lungs and not to let the baby cry. I have three children and in order to cook meals for my older two girls, I had to let my youngest cry. To take my oldest to the "potty" I had to let her cry. Did I like it, no I didn't like letting her cry, but what else could I do. I am not three people where each child got her own little mommy to take care of her, but they do love each other and hug on each other and play with each other. Sometimes babies have to cry and you need to have them cry. I remember with my oldest crying because I couldn't put her down without her crying, I ended up catching my kitchen on fire because I forgot I was boiling something and it went up in flames and she wouldn't stop crying long enough for me to cook anything.