What is infant colic?
Infant colic is NOT a specific condition RATHER a term used to describe “excessively long periods of inconsolable crying in a healthy, thriving baby”. In other words “infant colic” describes how a baby behaves rather than what a baby has. Inreal terms, when a health care provider makes a diagnosis of infant colic, he/she is really saying “Your healthy baby is crying and I don’t know why”. Infant colic affects 30% of all babies; with breastfed and formula fed babies affectedequally. Infant colicoccurs between the ages of 2 and 16 weeks, with the peak period of irritability occurring around 6 to 8 weeks. Infant colic isNOT dangerous, although it can be frightening. The cryingwill cause NO serious problems for your baby.
