Colic (Coping with Colic Babies)

Member Name: shellyuk1000

Product:	Coping with Colic Babies
Date:	14/06/09 (31 review reads)
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Advantages: None

Disadvantages: The whole 3months of it

I gave birth to my first son after 90hours in labour and an assisted birth. Joshua was born at a huge 8lb 10oz. We got him home and thought the next few months would be blissful - we were in for a big shock.

For the first 2weeks Joshua was such a good baby, I breast fed him for the first feed but after that I was so exhausted I could hardly hold him let alone feed him so, as dreadful as I'm sure some people will think it is, I bottle fed him. He took to it all like he had been doing it forever and we had no problems getting the milk in to him, getting the wind out became harder as the days went on but I was assured this was normal and told to just persevere.

Literally 2weeks to the day he was born my sweet little baby boy turned in to the spawn of Satan himself, he would cry constantly from 6pm till 9pm and nothing could soothe him. The Health Visitor said it was colic and not to worry it is perfectly normal, I was told to give him Infacol with every feed because it would help to bring his wind up. This seemed to only make him worse! Our dream of bliss soon turned in to a nightmare and as is with all newborn babies my son would only want me to hold him. We tried soft rocking, lavender candles, cold milk, warm milk, infacol, detinox, classical music, walks around the block, car drives, walking him up and down the house, holding him in every position imaginable, lying him flat...everything and NOTHING helped. It really was just a case of waiting it out. One night he went from 5pm to midnight and it was that bad we phoned the NHS helpline and ended up taking him to Primary Care, when we got there he stopped and fell asleep. This was the worst day and sticks in my mind quite clearly. It is the only time I broke down crying and had to leave Joshua with my Mom.

It is hard enough having your first child, you feel so alone and a complete wreck physically and emotionally but to have to deal with a baby with colic adds so much extra stress. I became withdrawn and couldn't hold conversations with people, I couldn't make any decisions and felt like a robot. After 2months of dealing with the awful screaming and being unable to do anything to help I went to see a different Health Visitor who suggested something called Colief. I was willing to try anything and went to the pharmacy to buy it straight away. It cost about £10 for a ridiculously small bottle, my Health Visitor said to get it on prescription but I would have had to wait to get an appointment so I just paid full price for it. You have to put two drops in every bottle an hour before they drink them and I think it breaks down the lactose in the milk making it easier to digest. I'm not sure if it was the Colief or the fact that Joshua was getting over it anyway but his colic started to abate, he was bringing more wind up and rather than having the 3hour crying sessions every night they were now 3-4 times a week - hallelujah! By the time Joshua a bit over 3months there was no more colic attacks and we had all started to breathe easily again and enjoy being new parents, normality had been restored!

When I found out I was pregnant with my second child people always asked if I wanted a boy or a girl, my answer was always the same....I just want a baby who is healthy and doesn't get colic. Luckily for us, the second one didn't get it.

If anyone is dealing with this I would suggest trying Colief (get it on prescription) and just keep in mind it will stop eventually. The hardest part is not being able to take the pain away. Joshua is 4 now and he is as healthy as can be, the only thing that might be a side effect is that he is a Mommys boy through and through...not the worst of side effects!

Summary: A horrible thing to happen