If you do Continuum Concept, does your baby cry?

[Climbing Rose]

Just wondering. =)

[butterfly_mommy]

How do you mean? Can you elaborate?

[Mama_Meme]

i can say this: all babies cry at some point. It doesn't matter if you're in continuum, attachment parenting constantly, can sing in your sleep and have fifty seven arms... your baby WILL cry at some point.

The continuum concept is a way of keeping your child in continuum with our natural evolution. and in our natural evolution, we sometimes cry. It's about allowing your child to be and gain confidence, and letting them cry when they need to.

I thoroughly believe in the continuum concept and my baby cries. Not a lot, but she does. teething hurts, so does gas, and mommy/daddy/parent not being immediately available at some point may make for a crying baby. It's OK for babies to cry. In the beginning, I believe its the way they communicate. They don't have other sounds, so they cry. As they age, it's a way to express and process emotions, which is an important developmental milestone, in my opinion.

[tintal]

Originally Posted by Mama_Meme

i can say this: all babies cry at some point. It doesn't matter if you're in continuum, attachment parenting constantly, can sing in your sleep and have fifty seven arms... your baby WILL cry at some point.

Yeah.... ALL BABIES CRY and some babies cry more than others! There is not a theory or philosophy or a way that will prevent babies from ever crying.
You may be wondering if continuum concept babies cry less than other babies.

[BF124497]

We are very CC. I meet our girl's needs immediately, but do it matter-of-factly and without a fuss. She cries some, but like Mama_Meme said, it's developmental stuff, and how they communicate.

I read something in Our Babies, Ourselves that stuck with me: There was an informal study done in Africa in which mothers labeled their babies "difficult," meaning they tended to cry lots and were really vocal about their needs, or "easy," meaning they were fairly quiet and generally seemed more content. Months later, after a time of famine, nearly all of the "difficult" babies survived. Sadly, few of the "easy" babies did. This was presumably because the babies who cried were more aggressive in getting their needs met. (The number of mothers and children was low, so the study wasn't a good qualitative sample, but I think it's useful.)

When my daughter cries, I still remind myself, She is so full of life--she just really, really wants to live!

[amberskyfire]

Wow, I've never heard it called that, but that's exactly what we do. I have an extremely high-needs baby and she does cry very little. No baby goes without crying at all, but I'd have to say that my baby cried about a total of 4 minutes a day from birth until she started teething. Now she cries maybe a total of 5-10 minutes a day and the 10 minutes has only happened twice.

Usually the "crying" is just a little fussiness after she's accidentally pottied on herself (we do EC so she hates going on herself). Once I bonked her head on the doorframe on accident. Once daddy sneezed and it scared her. She will also cry in the car seat because she hates the thing, but what can you do?

[shantivibes]

i love CC ideas and iwould consiter myself an AP and i also believe that crying is useful for many things and is needed for some more then others and an extremly natural part of life in this world. i feel that babies especially can release in this way, having been over stimulated or birth tramas and many other things as well. i think if your there for you baby feeling thier needs and answering them when possible that sometimes thier need is to cry and release with you right there holding them through it.

[salento]

All babies cry but it is how we respond to them that is the important thing. TCC helps us trust our mothering instincts and respect our babies. My ds, now 18 mo, has never cried for more than a couple of minutes..

[zenma]

wow, i remember feeling so bad when my baby would cry as a newborn, even though i was so prompt and present with meeting needs. before i had a baby, i just assumed babies only cried if someone wasn't taking good care of them. of course my baby(ies) could have cried much more, i guess, if we did cio or something, but even with our prompt responsiveness my children make themselves known, esp if something happens or happened that they didn't care for. i've had friends with babies who cried much less under similar circumstances - just weren't inclined to be as vocal as mine.