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What do you consider "colic" to mean?

I have noticed that people use "colic" to describe a wide variety of problems with babies. I was always under the impression that colic was characterized as inconsolable crying for long periods of time (3hrs a day or more) in babies 3 months and younger. It seems like a lot of people consider a "colicy baby" to be a gassy or fussy baby. What is your definition of colic?

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A friend of mine's a midwife & told me I had so much trouble with my son when he was born (reflux & colic) because he was a big baby boy born by c-section (that's her theory), just wanting to see how true it is... So: 1/ Did your baby have problems with reflux / colic? 2/ What was their birth weight? 3/ Were they born on time eg how many weeks were you? 4/ Boy or girl? 5/ C-section or natural? 6/ First born or second etc? Thank you :) Becci - my friend believes this theory as to why woman who have c-sections have more trouble than a natural delivery. "The intestine of the unborn fetus in the mother’s womb is sterile – devoid of any bacteria at all. However, during vaginal delivery the newborn comes in contact with bacteria-rich vaginal and fecal matter of the mother. These bacteria quickly invade and populate the newborn child. Saving of umbilical cords and the creepy ritual of eating the mother’s placenta aside, this cycle links the co-evolution of intestinal “microflora” of the mother to child, and may represent a more significant bond for those who understand it exist. This evolutionary bacterial right of passage has been and continues to be critical to the success of our species – and all mammals for that matter. A child born through c-section essentially skips this critical evolutionary process." Full article here - http://www.paleobioticslab.com/csections_breastfeeding.htm

can i put karo syrup in my baby nutramigen formula?

My 6 wk old son has colic and is now on the Nutramigen formula and the first night he cried because he didnt like the taste until he couldnt take it no more and finally drunk only 2 ounces of it. Then he spit it up. He needs this milk so how can i get him to drink it?

Iv found a great colic buster for babies and want to share it with you lot!?

Right,Iv a 6 week old baby who from 2 weeks has suffered a very nasty bought of colic,usually after her 6pm feed.Iv tried EVERYTHING like gripe water,infacol,massages ect and nothing worked UNTIL my sister in law gave me some fennel seeds and adivised me to crush them in a pestle and morter,then mix with boiling water,siv all the crushed bits out so its just the ''fennel'' tea left,dilite well and put it in a baby bottle to give to my little one.Im always REALLY cautious of giving a baby so young anything other then milk but was so eager to see if it worked...and it really did work! I cant believe it,im so happy my daughter isnt in pain anymore in the evenings,she was really bad lastnight but this fennel thing actually settled her and she was so happy cooing at her waving arms lol.not many people seem to know about the fennel tea so I really wanted to share it with parents.different things work for different babies but ild defiantly reccomend it.Hipp baby products make the ready made fennel baby tea you can just buy but the seeds dont cost much,most asian stores sell them and it dosnt take long to make. :)

Parents of colicky babies - please help?

Not sure if my son truely has colic but it sure feels like it. He is now 6wks old and ever since he was 3wks old he started this new thing where he absolutely refuses to lay down on his own and wants to be held 24/7. I literally have to hold him constantly and the second I think he's asleep and go to lay him in his crib - BAM - he wakes up crying. So then I pick him up again and he immediately stops! He's had his fair share of gas but nothing too severe. It just seems like he needs the constant holding but I just can't do it 24/7. The other night I HAD to get some things done around the house and the second I put him down he screamed bloody murder. I'm at my wits end and sometimes I just feel like crying myself because I'm so frustrated. I also have a 19 month old running around so even if I were to get a sling as some people have suggested - the sling still gets in the way when you need to cook and clean and such. PS - He's exclusively fed pumped milk and I've already done diet elimination. Now he's on formula only just to see if it might be a breastmilk intolerance. Lately, laying him on his belly seems to be the only thing that calms him down. Does anyone have any advice on how to stay sane? There are somedays where I feel like I could just lose it. I hate to hear him cry so most times I end up picking him up within 10 minutes, I just hope this is a phase!

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