&gt; You know how parents say they can tell by the cries of their baby what the baby needs? After the birth of our kid I found there is actually some truth to it.<p>In fact there are five or more &quot;words&quot; that newborns have that can tell you what they need.  A friend showed me a video from Oprah discussing it.  Below is the first link I found describing them.  Her newborn nearly always calmed down immediately when she responded to him based on what she heard.  I was surprised I&#x27;d never heard of these before and that they don&#x27;t appear to be well-known among new parents.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.whattoexpect.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;motherhoodinthemountains&#x2F;newborn-cries-the-five-cries-you-need-to-know" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.whattoexpect.com&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;motherhoodinthemountains&#x2F;n...</a>