Why babies cry without tears

When you hear your baby cry, the logical thing is that you run to see what you need. Surely it is strange for you to see that your baby is falling prey to an intense crying and, nevertheless, does not release a tear . Is it a weeping cry? Many parents think so. But lying or not, the truth is that wh

When you hear your baby cry, the logical thing is that you run to see what you need. Surely it is strange for you to see that your baby is falling prey to an intense crying and, nevertheless, does not release a tear. Is it a weeping cry? Many parents think so. But lying or not, the truth is that when a baby cries, with or without tears, it is because he needs something.

The lack of tears in the baby

It is quite frequent that a child takes an impressive tantrum and does not release a tear. In that case, it is a trick of the child to get your attention and get what you want. However, in the case of babies of a few months, the reasons for the lack of tears when they cry are very different. If your baby is crying inconsolably, it is because he needs something, no matter how much he cries without tears. What we can not do is compare the performance of a child with that of a baby.

Crying without tears is very common in babies up to four months, although there are some who from the first moment shed tears. The reasons for this lack of tears are not known with certainty, although the most reasonable theory is that the lacrimal ducts of the eye are not yet fully open and therefore can not pass the tears.

There are some who point out reasons for neuronal development for this lack of tears when they cry and some people affirm that a baby does not have enough emotional capacity to release tears. In this case, it does not seem that the tears respond to an emotional process, but rather physiological. And we can not agree that the emotional development of the baby is insufficient, since it is proven that the baby experiences emotions even before birth.

In this way, little matter the reasons why a baby cries without tears. Keeping in mind that crying will be for a time its most practical and immediate way of communicating with you , as soon as the baby starts crying, you must attend to him and discover the reason for his discomfort. Because I cry without tears does not mean I'm pretending.Laura Velez

. Editor of Children's Guide