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Understanding Your Baby's Fussiness: Sleep Cues, Crying, Reflux and more!

$14.99

Understanding Your Baby’s Fussiness helps parents make sense of the most common reasons babies cry, fuss, or struggle to settle in the first year. This guide breaks down normal developmental behaviours, sleep cues, digestive discomfort, feeding challenges, and those tricky late-afternoon meltdowns. With simple explanations and practical strategies, it gives you the clarity and confidence to respond to your baby calmly, gently, and effectively — even on the harder days.

Understanding Your Baby’s Fussiness helps parents make sense of the most common reasons babies cry, fuss, or struggle to settle in the first year. This guide breaks down normal developmental behaviours, sleep cues, digestive discomfort, feeding challenges, and those tricky late-afternoon meltdowns. With simple explanations and practical strategies, it gives you the clarity and confidence to respond to your baby calmly, gently, and effectively — even on the harder days.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • Recognising sleep cues — early tired signs, moderate fussiness, and overtired behaviours so you know exactly when to settle your baby.

  • Understanding baby cries — hunger, wind, gas, discomfort, and sleepiness cues explained so you can respond quickly and confidently.

  • Nap vs feed cues — how to tell if your baby needs rest or nourishment, plus simple rules to prevent overtiredness.

  • Colic — symptoms, why it happens, what’s normal, and soothing strategies during peak crying periods.

  • Reflux and silent reflux — signs, why it occurs, what you can do at home, and when to seek professional help.

  • Latching difficulties — recognising feeding challenges and when to seek lactation or oral-motor support.

  • Witching hour — why babies become extra fussy in the late afternoon and practical comforting strategies.

  • Startle reflex — what it is, why it wakes babies, and how to reduce its impact.

  • Contact naps — why they help, how they support your baby, and when they’re most beneficial.