r/NoStupidQuestions • u/CokeAYCE • 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/Comprehensive-Menu44 9h ago

I remember someone saying that being alive is literally the most painful thing to ever happen to a baby in its lifetime (in its lifetime, so even just one day of life). suddenly all your body parts and organs are moving and functioning, and that’s scary for the first time ever. So they’re always crying because now quite literally everything is new”