Why does baby cry? Amir saya menangis kuat!

Bila nak bercerita pasal baby menangis ni, memang common issue. Budak = menangis aje kejenye. Sebab? dia takde keje lain kan..They have to. The one and only language that they can speak to convey that they're hungry.. or cold.. or uncomfortable.

How do I start? Agak susah hati sekarang ni. Hope ade mothers yang experience situation like mine that can share thoughts.

Amir, anak bujang saya. Kalau menangis, bukan main lagi diterannya. Macam tu lah cara dia menangis since born. When he was admitted to hospital due to jaundice, nurse pun acknowledge dia nangis high-pitch and siap tulis dalam buku kesihatan.

The first 3 months, he was suffering from colic. Menangis started from evening for 2-3 hours. Colic pun common la di kalangan baby. After 3 months, rasanya isu colic ni almost disappear. Tapi mestilah Amir ada jugak menangis sehari few hours in total in day - masa dia nak tidur lah selalunya. And kalau dah kata menangis tu silalah bayangkan die meraung sekuat hati -memang dah trademark dah tu. While most other babies mungkin menangis dengan suara yang comel, adakah anak saya ini betul2 different dan berkemungkinan ada masalah?? Masalah yang dimaksudkan ialah something to do with 'gangguan'.

Jeng. Jeng. Jeng.

Honestly I tidak menolak mentah2 isu gangguan ni. Dah tentu makhluk itu wujud. Do you know sebenarnya if he really is 'terganggu' what are the symptoms that I can expect?

I hope I bukan saje-je denial ni. Yes, memang Amir menangis kuat sangat2 tapi memang macam tu lah die menangis once dah dapat ape dia nak terus senyap. He sleeps well every night, terjaga 2-3 kali untuk minum - I guess this normal. Cuma ada masa dia menangis and pada mata kasar kita macam takde apa-apa - it allows us to think IF ada benda lain yang mengganggu. It could be stomach dia uncomfortable especially after eating, memanglah kita tak nampak pada mata kasar kan. Ini ada pulak yang comment 'tengok tu dah makan pun nangis' Or nanti orang tanya I 'ko bawak pegi mana budak ni?' -Rasa-rasa I bawak pergi hutan ke?

Sedih jugak bila jadi dia menangis kita pulak ditanya macam tu. I'm his mother rather not seeing my son crying from bringing him to jungle trekking which is my hobby!

In fact, kami dah pergi pun berjumpa yang pakar berkenaan hal menangis dan mungkin 'terganggu' ni la. Walaupun dah pergi 'berubat', kalau ada tak kena masih lagi la Amir menangis. Dan macam itu juga lah gaya dia menangis. Katakan I put him down and leave him a while, he gets bore then nangis. Nangis sekuat hati. Bila angkat je terus diam. Ape agaknya masalahnya itu?

Yang nampak lebih teruk ialah bila I have someting else to do, memang tak dapat nak mengadap dia je.. maka menjadi-jadi lagilah dia menangis. Gangguan kah?

I personally think, he is just the same as other baby menangis bila nak something cuma bezanya he possesses a five-octave vocal range!

But now, still ada yang suggest us to 'berubat' again. Well I know how stress it is bila deal with such situation where Amir menangis kuat, and we're not able to identify why.. And I'm crying my heart out jugak bila tengok Amir nangis and people keep saying due to 'that thing'. How am I hoping Amir akan jadi lebih calm and not causing inconvenience to his babysitter. Ke I'm in denial?

I'm confused. Bila I cerita my situation to kakak-kakak dekat office yang dah ada anak 4 orang, she said biasalah tu, soon bila Amir dah reach certain age Ok lah dia. And ada (mungkin takde anak yang kuat nangis) yang suggest suruh berubat alternatif ni. Again I tidak menolak and went for it once. But look at the exact situation again - Amir bukan menangis je kejenye.. tapi bila dia menangis tu sangat-sangat lah kuat. Tapi once we can entertain his needs at that time, he'll be fine.

True enough, no harm to try. We plan to go Darussyifa' this weekend. I pray hard there's nothing wrong with my son. Emak mana yang takkan berdoa macam tu kan. I will be more than happy to know if his cry-behaviour all this while is perfectly normal and PROMISE to be patient. PROMISE. PROMISE. PROMISE. Mommy janji takkan pok bontot Amir lagi :( as long as you promise me to be healthy.



Ada sape-sape tak experience same situation, please tell me that's normal.. Sob. sob. sob.