Baby Colic - 10 Simple Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
Anyone that has had a baby knows that the worst sound you can hear is your baby crying - BUT HOW DO YOU HELP TO STOP IT?
Although everyone knows that all newborns cry and show some level of fussiness, when a child who is basically healthy cries for more than 3 hours straight, it is more than likely baby colic that is causing it.
It is estimated that up to 25% of all babies have colic! And it usually starts between the 3rd and 6th week of age and last for anything up to 4-5 months. That's alot of lost sleep, stress and heartache for any baby and parent to endure for that long.
If your baby is still crying to the extreme after that timeframe, chances are that some sort of health problem may be the problem instead.
To help you easily identify if your baby is showing signs of baby colic and not a sickness, here are some great tips from our brand new ebook release "Colic - 10 Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night - A Simple Guide for You to Learn about Effective Colic Cures":
• Colicky babies generally have a healthy sucking reflex and a really good sense of appetite and are otherwise healthy and growing well. Sick babies may seem to be colicky but they won't eat very well and they won't have the same strong sucking reflex.
• Colicky babies really enjoy being cuddled and handled. Sick babies are usually uncomfortable when they are handled.
• Colicky babies may spit up a bit, but if your baby is actually vomiting and/or losing weight something is very wrong and this is not a symptom of colic.
• Colicky babies usually have normal stools. If your baby is hard to soothe and has diarrhea or if you see blood in the stool, call your doctor.
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