For many parents, long nights spent soothing a fussy baby is almost a rite of passage. According to the American Pregnancy Association, about 20% to 25% of babies go through a colicky phase. Colic is ...
June 15, 2021 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google For this piece, I polled the parents in our Offspring Facebook group, many of whom parented colicky babies for the ...
As strange as it may seem, there is no standard or accepted definition of colic, so the word means different things to different people. But perhaps the most useful definition of "colic" is recurrent ...
Is your newborn baby crying for more than three hours a day collectively or for more than three days a week? Is your baby inconsolable and crying with an arched back or clenched fists? The problem ...
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Years ago, an Oxford colleague invited me home for dinner together with his wife and baby. We dined early because he had an unusual task after nightfall. The infant had excessive crying attacks and ...
Dear Mayo Clinic: Our 3-month-old is on formula and gets really fussy sometimes after she eats. It seems like she’s in pain. When we give her the over-the-counter gas drops, it usually seems to make ...
Moms everywhere are feeling this pup. When you have a baby, you’re signing up for the end of your quiet days. You might be able to sneak in 20 minutes here and there of peace and quiet, but it’s never ...
MY DAUGHTER LUCY entered this world screaming at the top of her lungs beneath the metallic white lights of an operating room in Manhattan, where a small crowd of medical students had gathered to watch ...
The journey through colic is a walk through a fire that others cannot always see. It tests the limits of love, patience, and sanity. It is the rude disillusionment to the motherhood glow. The vision ...