Taking care of 10-month old baby

Philippines
February 9, 2007 1:18am CST
I am a mother to a 10-month old baby, I am very happy because she is really a smart baby. She can easily learn things. But sometimes it bothers me when she cries so loudly that some of my neighbors is asking what am i doing with my baby. And she frequently shouts especially when we put her on her playpen. I What shall i do best with it?
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@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
9 Feb 07
Babies at that age just need a patient mother. If you have made sure she has been fed, has a clean diaper and is not tired and you have tried to make her happy by playing with her, there's not much else you can do. As long as all her needs are being met and she is getting attention, you are being a good mother. I'm sorry to hear about what your neighbors say to you. They should be more understanding. Maybe the next time she has been crying and your neighbors say something about it, calmly explain to them that she has been very fussy lately and you are doing everything you can to make her feel better. Maybe they will become helpful by giving you tips on how to keep her calm.
• Philippines
13 Feb 07
thank you foxyfire
• United States
18 Feb 07
I would say they are just kidding... She will grow out of it, but I hope you don't worry if the neighbor hears your child cry, cause that will add stress on you. It will make you feel like you have to rush to get the baby to stop. To be quite honest with you, I have never known a child that liked a playpen.
@anup12 (4177)
• India
13 Feb 07
There should not be any botheration at all.Babies are bouund to cry at that age.Do not worry about neighbors,they also have children around so nothing to worry.
@mansha (6298)
• India
13 Feb 07
thats common with the babies, my seven month old is everyday tryoing new styles of crying just to see which one draws my immediate attention. just make sure that she is fe and comfortablea nad not wet and then ignore her by just keeping a careful watch from the corner of my eyes. I know the very sound I pay attention to her will make her use that one more and more so I generally do not let her cry that mush and attend to her as soon as she makes a sound or if she is crying needlessly just hand a toy to her and keep doing my work without any verbal or facial response. taht way she will learn to ask me just by normal sounds that she makes and wont need to cry and shout at me as she grows up. Babies learn to seek attention by doing that so be careful at what you respond to. As I remeber my son when he was one year and few monthsd old went for a birthday party at my next door neighbour's house. His first one and he saw their kids cryiong by rolling over the floor to get what they want. As they had five of them in a joint family and of around same age two of them being twins , they usually let kids have their way. He came back and did the same for something. He started crying and rooled on the floor, I was zapped because it was his first attempt at that and it was kind of funny to watchtoo as he had never previously done so. I started laughing he felt so ambarrassed that he got up and gave me a sheepish smile, I hugged him and that was end of that. He never tried that one again. I think your kid is also on to that so try watching and controlling at what triggers his crying.
@XxAngelxX (2830)
• Canada
16 Feb 07
You neighbours need to realize that you have a seven month old, that's what they do sometimes and there's very little you can do about it. If all her needs are being met, then I wouldn't worry about it. Eventually she will outgrow it, right now she is just exercising her muscles.