 [ Symptoms ] my hand went numb today [ Disease ] it depends on the age of the baby you are talking about in the first two or three months of life you just can not spoil infants so by all means pick them up walk with them calm them down after that you do want to let them start learning how to soothe themselves if you know they are not wet they are not hungry and nothing else is wrong you can let them cry awhile and blow off steam it is ok to put them down and leave the room and relax yourself    it is ok to leave them and give yourself a break just leave them in a safe place and take a break and give them a little time