Every midwife and doctor always told us "every baby is different" which is infuriating when you just need some advice or reassurance, but probably accurate. Th

Every midwife and doctor always told us "every baby is different" which is infuriating when you just need some advice or reassurance, but probably accurate. There certainly are different cries, but from experience I don't think there is a universal "language" of sounds. As a parent you'll work it out for your kid fairly quickly. Just go down the checklist of needs and you'll work it out for each baby: hungry/thirsty, needs changing, needs attention/comfort, needs sleep.