NHS webpages

The NHS provide webpages with information for parents about soothing crying babies and babies diagnosed with colic.  These can be found at:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/caring-for-a-newborn/soothing-a-crying-baby/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/colic/

Parents talking about challenging baby crying (videos from NSPCC)

New parents sharing their experiences of baby crying, how it's made them feel, and what they've tried. Hopefully, it's good to hear from others who are going through a similar thing and just trying to survive.

Video 1: Coping with Crying: First Feelings of Parenthood - click HERE

Video 2: Coping with Crying: Looking After You - click HERE

CRY-sis 

Cry-sis is a helpline providing help for parents with crying or sleepless babies.   

Lines are open seven days a week, 9am-10pm. 
Phone: 08451 228 669 (check website for charges)

More information at:  www.cry-sis.org.uk

I.C.O.N.

These letters stand for:

I: Infant crying is normal
C: Comforting methods can help
O: It’s OK to walk away
N: Never, ever shake a baby

Advice and resources for parents can be found at:

https://iconcope.org/advice-for/parents/

P.U.R.P.L.E. crying

Web-based advice and resources for parents and professionals developed in the US.  Designed to normalise baby crying and reduce risk of baby shaking. The letters stand for:

P: Peak of crying
U: Unexpected
R: Resists soothing
P: Pain-like face
L: Long-lasting
E: Evening

https://dontshake.org/purple-crying

Getting to know your baby (GTKYB) videos on YouTube

Developed by AIMH-UK, these short videos cover lots of aspects of life with a new baby including information on baby crying and getting babies to sleep.

https://www.youtube.com/@aimhuk4047/videos

Baby Buddy app

Developed by UK charity Best Beginnings, the free Baby Buddy app is for parents throughout pregnancy and parenting in a day-by-day format.  There are featured videos about baby crying on the app.

https://www.bestbeginnings.org.uk/baby-buddy

What were we thinking?

A free app for parents developed in Australia.  Covers all kinds of helpful topics including baby crying.

https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/what-were-we-thinking

Please note that these details were correct at the time of publishing but may change or be removed.  Feel free to let us know if any of the links stop working - thank you!