Tell us your colic stories!

Does your baby currently have colic? If so, how are you coping?

If you've dealt with colic in the past, let us know how long it lasted, and any tips or tricks you can offer!

(And you can learn more about colic here.)

My baby's colicky days were horrible and I thought it would never end! It started from about the first or second week he was born and it stopped finally right when he hit the 3 month mark. He would start crying around the early evening hours till sometimes 1 or 2 am. We tried everything but what I found to really work for me was when my pediatrician suggested I give him Gripe Water. I used to give Mylicon but switched to Gripe Water, both do seem to work but temporarily stopping the crying. Sometimes I would put him in the stroller and go for a walk, he would be calm and fast asleep after that. Putting pressure on his stomach while swaying him worked, so did putting a warm water bottle while he's laying on his stomach.

We were blessed with a very colicy newborn. The first 6wks were the roughest imaginable! We questioned our decision to become parents those first few weeks. Fortunately, that didn't last past the colic.

Massages after baths and any time in between helps, as does pushing their teeny knees up to their tummy to release gas. My diet while breastfeeding was a major factor, so watch dairy and spicy foods! Our DD seemed to be relieved while playing on her tummy during the day as well. Her colic lasted until 6 weeks when our pediatrician recommended we cease breast feeding and switch her to a special formula due to her colic. They diagnosed her with a cows milk allergy and the formula changed her into a different baby within 24 hours. Two weeks after that she was sleeping through the night and learning to smile at Mommy and Daddy. Can you get any better than that?

My baby had colic from the day he came home from the hospital up until almost 3 months. He would scream , not cry, from 9pm ever nite for at least a minimum of 2 1/2 hours. I would have to put pressure on his stomach to ease the pain by holding him at an angle across my chest or he liked to be laid across my legs and I would pat his butt and rub his back at the same time.

I have a boy and girl twins who are 10 months now. My little girl had the worst colic imaginable. She was generally a fussy baby, but around 6pm the wailing began and didn't stop until the wee hours of the morning. The day she turned 4 months she was a brand new baby!! She stopped crying and now won't stop smiling. You would never know she had it. We tried everything from white noise to vibrations. But, Gripe Water worked the best. It did temporarily relieve our ear drums. She also liked dancing with daddy (Just My Imagination by the Temptations). He would play that over and over and walked the halls with her while I caught some sleep. One of the positives of the crying was that my son has learned to sleep through her crying and they don't wake each other up.
We also had her tested for allergies (just making sure it wasn't the breastmilk) and intermittingly found out she had reflux. The Gripe Water combined with the Zantac for reflux was extremely helpful. Good luck to all currenly battling this real diagnosis. While some don't believe it exists (someone told me she was undernourished by my breast milk and I should switch to formula because she was hungry), hang in there and a better day is just around the corner.

My daughter who is now 11 months old, was very colicky, and also had acid reflux. She was put on Zantac at 1 month, and at 6 months, had to put her on Prevacid...which she is still on until she turns 1. What helped shoothe her was I would craddle her in my arms, and use an exercise ball and bounce on it with her in my arms..She would cry about 9 hours a day so it helped keep my sanity, finally at 7 months she was a completly different little girl! She is so happy!!

try the book, "the happiest baby on the block." we got a lot of good ideas from that.

My recommendation to all new moms with a colic baby when it is your turn to try to sleep, invest in some good silicone or mold able ear plugs and a fan for white noise (should be free with hospital bill, heeheh).
Ok so my son now 18 month who thinks hes 2 (but that's another story). Was born with colic. Poor guy was fussy to start then got worse. I couldn't count the hours of screaming. Wouldn't sleep unless being held or in stroller or car seat (moving of course). we tried every thing and it worked sometimes.... Turns out he had severe reflux and was put on prevacid at max dose. I had night pediatricians question it and the condition (talk about making u feel bad) as well as do gooders tell us he is to young to be on any meds and will only cause side affects. but they wore all incorrect my sons doc new exactly what he need. And despite that he still was a fussy baby (that could be be cause he got all his teeth in one after another). We fond joy in between the cries. And know we find love in between the tantrums.
So what I learned is 1) if your doc doesn't listen to you find a new one.
2)Try all the tricks the moms before listed because some work one night and others the next.
3) If you have to, take shift, example my husband had 1st shift form 6 tell 1am (unfortunately i went to bed at 7pm and got up at 1pm) but i was refreshed and more patent with son. and so was my husband. that only last until he started sleeping threw the night about 4months.
4)PUT BABY TO SLEEP AT AN ANGLE (i used boppy pillow, but not recommend for SIDS) place a flat pillow or blanket under crib mattris for angle or invest in baby wedges. as your doc for recommended. Gas is always worse lying down flat.

Best WiShes to will make it threw and if u feel "strange" its OK, just go to a trusted doc and they CAN help.
FOR THOSE WHO MADE IT your medals in the mail. (hahah)

I have a 7 week old baby boy whom I believe has colic. Boy does he drive me crazy at times. I feel so bad when I raise my voice at him. I do feel like a terrible mother. It just gets so hard when they cry and cry. Whats even worst is when you have no one to help you out. My husband unfortunately is being deployed to iraq so he has been off on taining quite often. He leaves next month for 15 months and I have no clue what im gonna do. I need extra help so that I don't go crazy. I hope my family and friends help like they say they will

Our baby's colic started around 3 weeks. He was fussy all through the day but around 1:00 and 8pm were his screaming times. We started dipping his pacifier in gripe water and that seems to help most of the time- he really likes the taste of it. Gripe water and going outside is usually the only thing that will help. I took him to a lady that did craniosacral treatments and instantly he was like a different kid. I thought she was seriously a miracle worker. Our baby was talking and cooing and sleeping better. It lasted for about a week and the screaming is starting again. But I highly recommened craniosacral treatments! Im not sure if it is starting again because we took him out of his element this past weekend (we had 4 day weekend away from home). Also we found setting him in his car seat, laying our hand on his chest, and rocking him really helps.