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My first child - Little Miss - was colicky (purple crying) from 3 weeks to 4 months old...every night from 6pm-9pm she would scream. My husband and I became a great tag-team! And we managed to make it through with our sanity in tact...most of the time.
{colic: a condition in which an otherwise healthy baby cries or screams frequently and, for extended periods, without any discernible reason. The condition typically appears within the first two weeks of life and almost invariably disappears, often very suddenly, before the baby is three to four months old, but can last up to 12 months of life. It is equally common in bottle-fed and breastfed babies. The crying often increases during a specific period of the day, particularly the early evening.}
So at Mr. Man's 2 week check up a couple of weeks ago the pediatrician mentioned that colic runs in families...if you've had a child with colic, it's more likely that your other children will have it as well...hmm...can't say I was thrilled to hear that news. And it was news - that is something I've never heard before. But, I am here to attest, it is true. Has anyone else heard that before?
Mr. Man started showing signs of mild colic about a week ago. And every night it seems to get a little worse. He is no where near the level Little Miss was at, and I'm hoping it doesn't progress to that point. Right now he is fairly content - or at least not screaming - if one of us is holding and rocking/bouncing him for the dreaded bewitching hour.So...do I just make really fussy babies or what!? I know colic just happens and there is nothing we can do about it. Just wait it out. But I've heard 3 possible fixes I'm willing to try this time around...
- Cut dairy out of my diet entirely (since he's nursing)
- Cut chocolate out of my diet entirely (again with the nursing)
- Take him to a chiropractor who specializes in babies
