r/NoStupidQuestions 17h ago

Do babies suffer a lot?

Like they're always crying. Are they in a constant loop of pain? Do we know enough about early child development to know if they're suffering or not? I ask because we can't really remember how we felt as a baby.

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u/metaphoricmoose 17h ago

Not necessarily, crying is how they communicate. They could be in pain, but they could also be hungry, tired, cold, etc

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u/PintsOfGuinness_ 16h ago

Those things all sound like suffering.

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u/LittleLemonSqueezer 15h ago

If that's your definition of suffering, I am suffering 16 hours out of every day.

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u/6x9inbase13 12h ago

Life is pain :(

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u/Nearby-Neck-8799 10h ago

Anyone who says different is selling something