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Babies cry, you can cope
Fife Health and Social Care Partnership support and is a member of the ICON: Babies Cry, You Can Cope! Programme, which helps parents and carers cope with a crying baby.
Looking after a baby is a very special and wonderful time. We also know it can be a very stressful time and trying to calm a crying baby is something all parents and carers experience. Sometimes as a parent or carer it can feel as if you’re ‘on the edge’ coping with a crying baby. In some cases this has led to a baby being shaken, hit or thrown as a means of stopping it from crying. This can lead to life threatening or fatal injuries.
So, knowing how to cope with a crying baby and that it’s OK to ask for help is a message we want to share with all parents and carers. This includes anyone who may look after your baby.
Families can speak to someone if they need support such as their family, friends, midwife, GP or health visitor.
They can also get help from the following:
