TACKLE COLIC FROM ALL ANGLES

Baby colic is officially diagnosed when a healthy, well-fed infant of younger than five months cries for more than three hours at a time more than three times aweek for longer than three months.

If this is your fate, is there anything you can do other than burst out in tears yourself?

Although the causes are not really clear, we do know that it usually starts at around two weeks in term babies and somewhat later in premature babies. We know it stops by itself around three or four months and that it doesn’t matter whether Baby is a boy or a girl.

You also can’t do much to prevent it. The only known risk factors are exposure to cigarette smoke – during pregnancy and after the