How to Tell if Your Baby has Colic
Since there are so many different theories on colic, and because there is no clear cause for colic, it is more helpful to describe what we do know and what colic refers to. Here is a guideline to show you how to tell if your baby has colic.
Doctors diagnose a baby as ‘colicky’ when the baby cries for hours at a time, and there is no clear reason for it. The definition of colic is crying for at least three hours a day, at least three times a week, and for at least three weeks straight.
Babies who have colic are between three weeks and three months old, and it is usually at its worst point when the baby is between 8 and 14 weeks old.
Babies with colic are otherwise healthy and doctors cannot find a medical reason for the crying. The baby is not in pain or hungry, and colic does not cause fever, diarrhea, vomiting, or blood in the stool.
TIP: This means that if you suspect your baby has colic, but he or she is showing these symptoms, you should check with a doctor immediately because there could be other reasons for the crying.
Colicky babies do show some typical behaviors when they cry: some will arch their back and tighten their stomach. They also clench their fists and pull up their legs or stiffen their legs.
If your baby is crying a lot, and you cannot find a reason for it, you might want to keep track of the times and duration of the crying to discuss it with your doctor. The doctor will do a physical exam, and ask you some questions to rule out any other causes for the crying.
Once you know it is colic, there are different approaches you can try that might help you.
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What is Colic?
September 5, 2009 by BabyCare
Filed under Baby Problems
Babies cry when they are hungry, when they are tired, and when they are scared. But sometimes, some babies cry because they have colic.
So what is colic–or what are indications of colic?
- a loud, constant and continuous cry for hours for no obvious reason. Babies who have colic tend to cry even after being fed and changed.
- out-of-the-ordinary things that your baby does while crying: face turning red and staying that way, tightening her hands into a fist and legs constantly kicking. If your baby typically doesn’t act this way when she is hungry or needs to be changed, your baby could have colic.
- when your baby to be unable to sleep or eat because he cannot stop crying
- Picking the baby up, and other normal comforting techniques do not seem to help as much with colicky babies, and this causes parents to worry and visit their doctor.
When the doctor cannot find a medical cause for the crying, and the baby is not hurt or hungry when he cries, then he or she is diagnosed with colic.
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We don’t know yet what causes colic, but some think it has something to do with an immature nervous system or sensitive temperament of the baby. Others think it is related to the baby’s digestive system.
In particular, some doctors think the baby cries because of tummy cramps and gas buildup. This theory has not been proven, but is also not discredited.
Some cases of colic are associated with lactose intolerance, or a lack of probiotic bacteria in the baby’s gut. Eventually, babies do grow out of it, usually when they are about four months old.
For more information on colic, please read How to Tell if your Baby has Colic.
