Hiccups may occur frequently during the first few months and should cause no concern. Crying is your baby s way of asking for help. Crying may mean your baby is hungry, but babies also cry because they are tired, wet, cold, ill, bored or have air in their stomach. You will in time learn to know your baby's needs by the changes in his cry. Babies are born with a strong instinct to suck.
Some babies are able to satisfy their sucking urge during feedings.
Other babies seem to want to suck constantly. They will suck on whatever they can get into their mouths, usually their thumb or fingers. As a parent, it is your decision whether or not you want your baby to have a pacifier. If you do not, please let us know. Put your baby to your breast by holding your thumb above and fingers below the areola and about one inch past the tip of the nipple.