Dealing with Colic - Parker City,IN

Hi C....My heart goes out to you! My baby was colic too, and I wanted to throw myself under a bus some days. Her screaming started at 5 pm every night, and would last for hours. It was pure hell. I hate to say it...but nothing worked. We tried it all..gas drops, walks, rocking, stroller, car rides....NOTHING worked. And then at 10 weeks old it stopped. Just like that...she just stopped. I also noticed that at that same time she started burping by herself. She would be in her swing and burp...without someone having to burp her. So I just figured that her little system matured enough to work out the colic.

My only advice is take a break. During the screaming, give the baby to hubby and take a walk outside. That was the only thing that kept me sane. And know that it won't last forever. I remeber when people said that to me, I would think "yeah, that doesn't help me now though". But the truth is it will stop. One day soon, I bet. Hang in there. Good luck to you!

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I had issues with my baby girl (born 12/21/08) She would cry just about ALL Day and then flipped off like a light at midnight (we started calling her Cinderella). The only way I could stop the crying was to nurse her. She would fall asleep for MAYBE 30 mins and then she was up again for 2 hours min screaming. Anyway my mom came to visit. She is a nurse. She told me my baby had lots of gas. She told me to take her temp rectally and gently wiggle it around. It was INSTANT relief. The baby passed alot of gas, pooped all over my hands and then passed out. I finished changing her and she was still out and slept for 6 hours. I ended up waking her because it was during the day and she needed to eat. My problem was that my baby must be lactose intollerant because When I stopped drinking milk (at 3 weeks) she has not had a problem with the gas and has slept in nice long stretches. If your baby is Formula fed, try to switch out the formula to a soy. I told my doc about it and they gave me a free sample from Similac.
Good luck..It really stinks listening to the little ones cry. Also they say it lasts up to 3 or 4 months

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Hi C.,

"Colic" is a generalized catch-all term for extreme fussiness, but it usually is caused by digestive problems. You should speak with your pediatrician about changing her formula, if she is on formula. Does she cry when she has to burp? That is one sign that you are looking at a digestive problem. My daughter went from regular formula, to soy formula, to a specialized formula before her colic finally subsided. She also had acid reflux, and was put on Pepcid, which worked wonders.
Good luck and remember, "This, too shall pass."

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Hello C.! I definitely feel for you and your little one, I know it is miserable!!! My daughter also had colic, and there wasn't much that soothed her. there were a few things that occasionally worked: rocking/swinging her a certain way, or try a warm water bottle with a peppermint dropped in it. Eventually we switched her to a gentle formula (Walmart brand Gentle for gassy, fussy babies)that seemed to help a little. I am sure you know, but just remember to try to let your hubby have a turn cause it will make you crazy! The good news is that if I remember right, it didn't last much passed 3 months old, so hopefully soon it will start to get better. Good Luck!

B.

Go to Walgreen's, Target, or Babies-R-Us and get "Dr. Brown Bottles."

They are INCREDIBLE. I used them for both my daughters, and they never got colicky at all, and used much less Mylicon than normally would have also.

With my oldest, we had gotten the Air-vent (Playtex?) bottles as a gift and tried those, and the Avent bottles, and she wouldn't drink from them. We got the Dr. Brown's bottles, and she started draining them! Same with our 2 year old. Colic was never an issue with either child.

My sister went through this with her oldest boy, before she found these bottles - that's how we found out about them.

They are a little expensive, but SOOO very worth it!

Good luck!