The Secret Language of Babies: The Five Cries of Newborns
Priscilla Dunstan, who was recently featured on the Oprah show, claims she has a photographic memory for sound. She can hear textures, colors and a resonance in a voice. She used these skills with her newborn son and began to see patterns in his cries. She has used this new-found knowledge to research the cries of over 1000 babies and has found five distinct cries that are universal; she found that babies of different races and culture all have the same five cries. She claims this similarity is because all of the cries are based on reflexes, and since we all have the same reflexes the sounds are the same.
The following five cries are similar, but if you listen carefully they can be distinguished. These five cries are only present in babies from 0-3 months old and are most pronounced during a baby's pre-cry.
When you've finished reading about all of the cries, test yourself with the baby cries below.
Cry #1: Neh="I'm hungry"
Cry #2: Owh="I'm Sleepy"
Cry #3: Heh="I'm experiencing discomfort"
Cry #4: Eair="I have lower gas"
Cry #5: Eh="I need to burp"
Helpful Tips
- Your baby's cries are identified easier during the pre-cry stage before the baby become hysterical. Try to Listen, Decide and Act before the cries becomes too difficult to distinguish.
- React to the dominant word. If you hear more than one word being said, pay the most attention to the most dominant sound/word.
- If you can't understand the cry, change the position of your baby; e.g., put them over your knee, shoulder, or on your lap.
- It's natural for babies to use more words than others. Don't worry if some words aren't being said as often.
- Listen for the distinctive sound in each word, e.g., the "N" in "Neh".
- If you can't understand the word and feel distressed, just comfort your baby as best you can and listen for the word next time.
Link: Why is my baby crying
Mamice, kaj mislite?
Meni se zdi kot da me bo kar panika
. Pa tudi tiste mamice ki so sodelovale pri tej raziskavi niso ravno vedno vedele kaj baby želi, posebno čisto na začetku ko je čisto ini miny tiny, mamica pa prvič mamica in bolj zmedena. 
