Colic Medications and Babies: A Poor Combination
Several colic medications have been tried throughout the years, with varying degrees of success. However, recent studies out of the Southwest SIDS ( Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Research Institute in Lake Jackson, Texas, and Children’s Hospital in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, have found that colic medications may prove dangerous and even fatal. The Texas [...]
How Much Does a Normal Baby Cry?
In 1962, the famous pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton, MD., published a study of the crying patterns of 80 normal, middle-class infants. He found that their crying lasted for about two hours a day at two weeks of age, increased to a peak of almost three hours a day by six weeks of age, and then [...]
Ways to Help You and Your Baby Cope
Another important component to the well- being of your colicky baby and to you is your sanity. So some of the tips below are designed to help you cope. Set the baby in motion. As most parents can attest, mild repetitious motion, such as that of a moving car or a rocking chair, can calm [...]