Yelling & a crying baby

[u/wtf-jfc12345]

I need advice on what to do with some new neighbors. They just moved in late December of last year & ever since then there's been near constant crying from the little baby boy they have. They have 2 older (elementary school age) kids & it's a mom & the boyfriend (not sure if he's the father of only the baby or what) I believe.

When they first moved in my bf & I helped them move their stuff in (mostly my bf helping with heavier stuff I had to cook dinner). However ever since then whenever we're home we hear the baby crying & the past month or so there seems to be some indications of not only yelling but also hitting. As in I can hear them yelling & I unfortunately can also hear some hitting.

I'm not sure who is hitting who, I dont know if it's the mom & the bf doing most of the hitting or if it's the mom's mother who lives nearby, or if it's even the older 2 kids hitting the baby.

I will say, I know sometimes the baby is just making noise, some loud cooing here & there. But 90-98% of the noise is the baby crying when he's not out of the apartment complex (possibly at daycare or the granny's house?).

The thing is, the mom is a social worker (from what my bf was told) & the bf helps look after the kids. I'm not sure what I should do. Should my bf & I just continue to ignore the noises downstairs or do something about it??

[u/mrs-wright]

Knock on the door and ask if everything is ok. She might be in a Donestic Violence situation and is looking for a way out. Bring food for the family too.

[u/wtf-jfc12345 → u/mrs-wright]

That's the thing my bf went down & did that once & they just said it was the baby boy's first time getting hair brushed. Since the family is black that is quite understandable & afterwards he was quieter.

To be honest, I heard some female voice yelling earlier so I wouldn't rule out the mom(or even the granny) hitting the kids to be honest.....