colicky babies

[Hope<3]

I'd like to hear from anyone with a success story related to colicky babies.  Thank you!

 

[Fly Boys]

colicky babies

Does it have to be a "massage helped my colicky baby" success story?

 

[Pompal 09.]

Any solution would be appreciated.  This child is 3 mos. old now and reviewedly has been colicky since she was 2 weeks old.  Mom is a client of mine.  Thank you!

 

[Capt. Spaulding]

colicky babies

Have they tried a reflexologist or acupuncturist? Sometimes that helps to better pin-point what's going on in an "energy" sense.

 

[Pompal 09.]

colicky babies

I've heard that fennel works....Here's something I found quick with a google search:

http://www.prevention.com/article/0,5778,s1-6-73-283-3552-1,00.html

With my son, he would get super fussy and inconsolable at around 5pm and wouldn't stop until 10-11pm.  We would put him down in his crib for 5-10 minutes to let him let off steam (after we made sure all of his needs were met).  Then I would go in and offer him warm milk (I pump) or warm water and he usually calmed down enough to have some for a while.  If he started up again then I put him down again for another 5-10 minutes.  Eventually he would get tired and go to sleep.  

He started that behavior at around 5 weeks so I really don't know if it's true colic.  Anyway, it only lasted about 4 weeks.  But that's all we did.  Let him let off steam and learn to comfort himself....after that period of time he started sleeping through the night and I also helped him find his fist so he could self comfort.

Letting him cry for ten minutes was horrible for me at first.  I felt much better to let him cry in my arms, but I actually think we did a wise move to let him learn to comfort himself for these brief periods of time.  Now he is 3 1/2 months and he rarely cries for more than ten minutes before quieting himself.  He sleeps at least 8 hours and he is starting to move into the 12 hour sleeping cycle....hip hip hooray!!

Let us know how it all works out!

 

[dafdaf]

Thanks to Anita and everyone else who offered help.  It is appreciated!