Click for Babies!

Last summer I began knitting purple baby hats for the Click For Babies campaign.   These hats for newborns, which must be at least 50% purple, are given to new parents in November and December.  The goal is to increase awareness about the purple period of crying and shaken baby syndrome through education.

Frustration with infant crying is the the number one thing that triggers a person to shake or harm a baby, so it is important for parents and caregivers to know what to expect from newborns. That way they can be prepared to handle this incredibly stressful and frustrating time.

All babies go through a normal period of increased crying in the first few months of life. This increased crying typically begins at about two weeks of age, peaks in the second month of life, and becomes less in the third or fourth month. Some infants cry more than others, and in some infants you may not even notice the increased amount of crying, but ALL infants do cry more during this period.

I put this little tag on each hat and mailed them to Randall Children's Hospital at Emanuel Legacy in Portland, Oregon at the end of September.  I've now started knitting more little purple caps for next year's campaign.