My daughter is 5 weeks old and is really fussy in an afternoon. She will play happily in her bouncy chair or play mat and then all of a sudden will start to cry for no apparent reason. Generally I think she's crying because she wants picking up but also specifically by me as the only way to calm her down is by picking her up and rocking her. She doesn't calm down for my husband even when he does exactly the same rocking as me. I've been always comforting her rather than letting her cry but I have tried a couple of times to see if she'll calm herself down but she seems to get more hysterical and I can't bear it do pick her up. Is this ok at this age or should I leave her for longer to see if she'll calm herself down. My gut feeling is she's too young to calm herself down but I've read that much conflicting advice that I don't know what the best thing is to do. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Do I let her cry or always pick her up to comfort her?
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sarahlou31 · 15/08/2015 17:19
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