The Harvard Common Press

When a baby won’t stop crying, despite rocking, bouncing, feeding, and burping, parents feel helpless and frustrated – and, sometimes, angry and depressed.  Writing with empathy for parents and infants alike, Sandy Jones helps parents identify the source of their baby’s distress.  She covers basic soothing techniques, infants’ sleep-wake patterns, feeding problems, the colic-allergy connection, and colic drugs.  She tells how to diagnose the source of a baby’s pain, and how to enlist a doctor’s help in diagnosis.  Two chapters advise overwrought parents about how to take care of themselves and deal with depression.  This thoroughly updated edition includes easy-to-use charts and checklists to help parents quickly identify problems and find solutions.  Comprehensive and reassuring, Crying Baby, Sleepless Nights will help parents keep their babies – and themselves – calm and contented.