One of the worst parts of the first few weeks is not having a user manual to tell you why your baby is crying"

This is a learning experience and one that your extinct reacts to. Just try to remember that this is the only way your baby can communicate and you will soon learn the difference to a hungry, grumpy, nappy or colic cry.

Once you learn your babies different cries you will then have to find the solutions to solving the problem!

In this section we have collected some thoughts on coping (or not!) with a crying baby and share some personal ideas on how to settle your child.

Although there is no complete user manual, access to a crying checklist may be useful. You can read our checklist on the site.

This section is sponsored by Infacol®