Why do infants smile or cry while sleeping?

They say dreams are release of suppressed emotions. But what suppressed emotions a new born baby can have? Recently I had an opportunity to observe my new born son while sleeping. He smiled, laughed, cried while sleeping. read more

Babies might smile on their sleep because they do dream. On other things, they might smile when they feel comforts, like when they are carried and rocked gently, or put on a soft and warm bed with blankets. My babies rarely smiles in their sleep, but when they do, usually when someone carried and rocked them gently as they drift to sleep. read more

Baby smiles at 0-1 months. Neonatal smiling occurs from birth to one month of age and shows no emotional content. Smiles are spontaneous and often occur while the baby is drowsy or during REM stages of sleep. Baby smiles are subcortical in origin and will actually decrease with maturity (so premature babies smile more than full-term babies). read more