T he number one reason a baby is shaken is because of inconsolable crying. B abies' necks are too weak to support their heavy heads. Consequently, when they are shaken, the head moves back and forth, side to side creating a neurological problem in which damage cannot be fixed. A baby's brain and the blood vessels connecting the skull to the brain are fragile and immature. Therefore, when a baby is shaken, the brain moves violently around.
Blood then pools in the lower cavity of the skull.
I f you have met the baby's basic needs and done all you can to try to calm the crying baby, it is okay to leave the baby in a crib or other safe place and go to another part of the house for a while and recheck on the baby every 10-15 minutes, if the baby is laying down and trying to nap remember to lay the baby on Its side.