A woman on TikTok says she knows what a baby wants, based on the cry that it makes.
Explaining how she'd been taught how to differentiate between cries in a child development class at university, the TikTok user, who goes by the name of @kateao4, said: "Guys I learned in my infant development class once that you can tell what a baby wants by the type of cry that they are doing.
"I don't know how accurate this is but I learned it in a college class at a credible university so... take that as you will."
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You can watch the clip below:
Kate then went on to show some of her notes from the class, before adding a clip of a video they had watched in the lesson, in which a woman named Priscilla Dunstan explains the different types of cries on the Oprah Winfrey show.
"These are my notes from the class and as you can see these are the different types of cries," says Kate.
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In the video, a woman talks about babies having a sucking reflex when they get hungry, and as the baby starts to suck, it creates a 'neh' sound.
She went on to say that the sound 'owh' means a baby is tired and 'heh' is apparently the cry a baby makes when they are uncomfortable.
Added to that, according to Priscilla, 'eair' relates to trapped lower gas and 'eh' means the baby needs to be burped. Genius!
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But is it really true you can tell what a baby wants by its cry?
Tyla spoke to Midwife Marley, to try and understand whether there's any truth to the claims.
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"I think there is some truth behind this technique," she told us.
"I know many people have had success with the method in identifying why their baby is crying. I would say if it works for them then great!
"But don't replace this for the instincts you have for your baby. Overall it is a useful tool and I have used this as a guideline for my own children."
You can follow Midwife Marley on Instagram here.
Topics: Life News, Babies, Parenting