ICON: Caring for your Crying Baby

Caring for your crying baby – ICON – (For Parents)

It is completely normal for babies to cry. Crying is how your baby tries to get your attention and communicate with you. There are lots of different ways to soothe a crying baby. Sometimes these methods will work and other times they won’t, and this is ok. Though babies cry a lot, you can expect crying to reach its peak when your baby is around 4 to 8 weeks old. This can be a challenging time.

I - infant crying is normal

C – comforting methods can sometimes soothe a baby

O – it’s OK to walk away

N – never ever shake your baby.

For more information, please access the following websites

Beds and Luton Health Service

ICON – National website.

Caring for your crying baby – ICON – (For Practitioners)

ICON will help to prevent abusive head trauma. ICON is an evidence-based programme consisting of a series of brief ‘touchpoint’ interventions that reinforce the simple message making up the ICON acronym. For practitioners looking for support please access this link.