What to do when baby crying with colic |
Posted: January 13, 2021 |
You must have noted that your otherwise healthy and a month old baby is crying nowadays very often and that too without no reason. Your baby is crying inconsolably, especially at night and no cuddling is proving to be helpful. You are trying your best to comfort her, but she is screaming and crying due to some discomfort. And surprisingly this has become a daily routine. So for your information, this unpleasant but common condition in babies is known as colic pain.
What is Colic? Colic pain is not a disease or a physical disorder, rather it is just a period of long and unexplainable crying. Colic pain does not require any physical diagnosis as it is based upon behavioural observation. In colic pain, a baby cries excessively for more than three hours, and more or less regularly. Moreover, a baby does not respond to comfort measures when he/she suffers from colic pain. When does Colic start and end?
A colic pain in babies usually starts around the age of two months and continues until the baby reaches the age of three months. A baby with colic starts crying from the evening which goes till midnight. However, being a parent, it is quite obvious that your feelings may be worn out. Colic usually starts disappearing completely around four months of age. Signs of colic in babies Colic pains are associated with the sudden onset of a high-pitched, painful and inconsolable crying of a baby. Other usual signs include,
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