also through their crying babies are seeking connection

crying is how babies communicate, from letting you know when they are uncomfortable to sharing an experience- good or traumatic. crying is essential to their growth and development especially during a spurt- when they are going through growing pains as well as mental anguish- that's when they need us to listen to their cries the most and as innocent as it seems to pacify them it is actually very detrimental: teaching them that expressing themselves is not okay and to shut their emotions (I'm only talking about pacifiers during a growth spurt)

look up purple crying