How much does your baby cry?

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My 8 month DS is generally a very content little thing. Today we had one of those days when he seemed to be crying on an off all day and by the time he went to bed he seemed to have been griping all day. No doubt it was a combination of teeth and a cold, but there are some days when he seems to cry a lot and I have paranoid moments that maybe he cries too much. I know that babies cry, but when do they start to grow out of it?
Also, he has always cried as soon as he sees his bottle coming (or me getting ready to BF) and now cries as soon as he gets into his high chair, no matter how quickly the food arrives. Added to that he's started crying when his vest goes on/off. Is he just becoming more aware/able to express his opinion? We're not talking whimpering here either - this is often full blown screaming.
Sorry, bit rambling, it's not like I've counted the number of times he cries in a day, but wondered what other think.

I don't have anything helpful to say really, but I'm sure you're not alone.

My DS (14 months) has days when he's just really fussy for no apparent reason - he'll grumble at everything. Day-to-day there are certain things that frustrate him and cause full-blown crying (not letting him climb the stairs to the next floor because we don't live up there, picking him up to cross the road, leaving the park etc) but I tend to know the cause of his frustration.

All I can say is that it does get easier as they get older & can communicate better. Sign language has really helped us out!

Hope someone more helpful pops along soon

It might make you feel better to know the big criers are supposed to be the intelligent ones! My Ds1 was a big crier - ds2 seems a lot better but it might be that I'm too busy to notice! Even after 2 kids I still haven't a clue what all the crying means half the time - lots of guesswork (and calpol ). 'fraid the baby crying will turn into toddler tantrums but imo they are much nicer as they get older.

You are so not alone. My DS (4 months old) has just started crying mid feed, and randomly throughout the day. Have been panicking that it's my fault, that he might be teething, that he's bored, that I'm doing it wrong, and any number of other things. I think that one has to just think that some times babies have cry-days, or days when they decide that nothing you can do feels right, or they just feel a bit peaky. Communication with them is so hard and the best thing to do seems to be to give them attention, make sure that they are clean, warm, and well fed!

Thanks for the comments so far - next time he has a bad day I'm going remind myself about ballbaby's comment!!
He's been much better today - I know that a lot of the time with him it's frustration at not being able to do what he wants to do - feed himself/move where he wants to etc maybe he's one of those children who will always want to be at the next stage?