COLIC

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When Colic Robs You Of What "Should Have Been"
By Holly Klaassen, Contributor
Freelancer Writer and Founder of The Fussy Baby Site
While the crying and sleeplessness were hard, what made that time even harder was that I felt like a complete failure.
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Why Are Some Babies SO Much Harder Than Others?
By Catherine Pearson
Unraveling the mystery of colic and the "high-need" baby.
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10 Dirty Truths For New And Expectant Parents
By Ruthi Davis, Contributor
Global multimedia editor/writer, author, speaker, consultant, ...
You're not officially a new mom until you've been "dumped" on.
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Parents Of Difficult Babies: Here Is Your Life Raft
By Holly Klaassen, Contributor
Freelancer Writer and Founder of The Fussy Baby Site
At the risk of using a terrible clichￃﾩ....you're adrift. Alone at sea, with no hope of reaching land anytime soon. I give
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Tips to Relieving Colic: The Unexplained Crying Fuss
By Kids in the House, Contributor
The ultimate parenting resource from pregnancy to college
The issue with colic is there is no one magic cure.There has not been much research on it so doctors still do not know exactly what causes it, and it is hard to decipher what the best treatment is for the painful screams.
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A Colicky Baby Does Not Mean An Uncontrollable Cryer
By Kids in the House, Contributor
The ultimate parenting resource from pregnancy to college
Has your baby been crying uncontrollably for hours at a time? And despite your best efforts, you have no idea what to do? You're getting frustrated, your spouse is getting frustrated, and nothing seems to be going right. Well, this possibly means that your baby has colic.
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A 'Very Gassy Baby's' Letter to a New Mom, Circa 1980
By Christina Berchini, Contributor
Professor and author. Lover of all things coconut.
My mom, with a high school diploma and a tremendous dose of courage in tow, gave up most of her dreams to watch me pursue mine. I will never, ever know the strength that such a choice requires.
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Is Colic Knocking at the Door? How Parents Can Tell
By Marva Soogrim, Contributor
Marvalous Babies
Most parents dread the thought of their child having colic. I have witnessed on many occasions how the fear of colic can be very stressful for parents. Fear no more because colic can be considered part of the growing process of your baby and all of the extra worry will not help your family feel better.
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10 Crazy Baby Terms You Need to Laugh About Now
By Jennie Sutherland, Contributor
Eternal optimist half of the time. Parenting, Pop Culture, Mar...
The reflux DOES go away, your baby WILL start sleeping through the night and yes, she WILL learn to take the bottle. So while everything may seem chaotic right now, after about a year that haze will lift and you will actually laugh about some of your current worries. Promise.
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'But Aren't All Babies High Needs?'
By Holly Klaassen, Contributor
Freelancer Writer and Founder of The Fussy Baby Site
Many of us grow up with dreams of what life will be like with a new baby. What we don't count on, however, is eventually having a baby who doesn't settle when we hold her. Who grunts, and groans and fights her feedings.
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In Defense of the Fussy Baby
By Jennifer Craven, Contributor
Mom of two, writer, instructor at Mercyhurst University
"Can I hold her?" And with those four short words, my anxiety goes through the roof. On the outside, it might just look like I'm a baby hog; one of those moms who doesn't want other people to hold her baby. And maybe that's true, but it's not for the reasons people think.
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8 Signs You May Have a High Need Baby
By Holly Klaassen, Contributor
Freelancer Writer and Founder of The Fussy Baby Site
Having a baby can be such a wonderful, rewarding experience! Except when it's not. High need or not, we all love our babies. However, these extra-sensitive, passionate little babies do make life... interesting, to be sure.
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When Your Baby Is 'Some Assembly Required'
By Karyn Pickles, Contributor
Parenting. Learning. Caffeinating.
It took us long time to get pregnant with Molly. Not a long, long time, but long enough. Long enough to start to get used to the knot in my stomach every month as I counted the days and the symptoms, trying not to convince myself that every little twinge of nausea was a good sign.
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6 Things a Parent of a Colicky Baby Doesn't Want to Hear
By Becky Schroeder, Contributor
Co-founder of Moms Mental Health Initiative
My daughter was colicky for the first 16 weeks of her life. Colic is awful, plain and simple, and there were many things people said to me during this difficult time that weren't particularly helpful.
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Dear Perfect Mother
By Leyna Juliet Weber, Contributor
Mother of 3/Writer/Actress (in that particular order)
What if your CAPS LOCK button quits? That would give you a tick and a stutter. And if I were to take away your exclamation point -- how might you unleash your venom?
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50 Pieces of Stellar Advice New Moms Are Dying to Receive
By Holly Klaassen, Contributor
Freelancer Writer and Founder of The Fussy Baby Site
"You could probably handle this better if you were younger."
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Why It's Not 'Just' Colic or Fussiness
By Holly Klaassen, Contributor
Freelancer Writer and Founder of The Fussy Baby Site
Give us a break. Give us a hug! Tell us we're doing great and to hang in there. Better yet, offer to babysit, take our baby for a walk, or bring us a coffee.
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The Key to Being the Happiest Parents on the Block
By 9BLISS, Contributor
Covering everything pregnant women need to know and delivering...
Dr. Karp has helped countless new parents (including celebrities like Madonna, Pierce Brosnan, and Michelle Pfeiffer) soothe their babies to sleep and get some shuteye themselves. And yes... we mean that Madonna.
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The Day Someone Threw Me a Rope
By Allison Tate, Contributor
Writer, mother of four
We all need to be ready to throw ropes to other moms when we see them struggling; we are, after all, the ones who know how long the rope needs to be to reach them, because we have been there.
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4 Steps To Remember When You Know Something Is Wrong
By Jennifer Hamady, Contributor
Voice Coach, Therapist, and Author specializing in Self-Expres...
Some things are worth fighting for, no matter what other people might say or think. Your child is certainly one of them.
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Probiotics Linked To Helping Infant Gut Disorders And Colic (STUDY)
However, more research is needed to confirm the findings before it can be recommended for newborns, experts say. Currently
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Colic In Babies Linked With Later Migraines (STUDY)
Biehler stressed that at this time, it's too soon to test migraine treatments on infants. Even if migraines turn out to be
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Why Do Babies Wake Up at Night?
By Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP, Contributor
Pediatrician, Advocate, Author
Although some superhero babies sleep 10-12 hours straight starting around 3-4 months of age, most infants wake up during the night and cry out for their parents. There are scientific reasons and some developmental and behavioral explanations for these awakenings.
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Parenting 101
By Jill Patir, Contributor
A mother of two attempting to maintain (or regain?) sanity.
After a relatively easy pregnancy, my confidence was high as to how easy motherhood would be. I had read the books and had been a teacher for six years. As far I was concerned, there was nothing I couldn't handle. I was ready, I was prepared, I was well read, I was... wrong.
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What Causes Colic? Gut Bacteria Might Play A Role (STUDY)
Previous studies had suggested differences in gut bacteria may be involved in colic, but these studies had typically included
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