COLIC BABY???

wherdog Said:
We had some difficulties with one of our kids, turned out to be the formula we were using. He did much better with a soy based formula. The soy is much more expensive but much better for the child and your peace in the house! I don't know if this is something that will cure him or make it better for you but it may be something to look into.

Bri-Guy2 Said:
This is going to sound weird, but you should take him to a chiropractor.  It can work wonders.  Call around and find one that regularly deals with babies. 

I feel your pain; dealt with the same thing about a year and a half ago.  Hang in there...

mills Said:
If you happen to live close to Canada their pharmacy's have something called Gripe Water.  (not sure of the spelling).  Kind of an old school deal but it seemed to help. 

Thanks everyone! yes she was induced but after 27 LONG hours of hard labor they ended having to do a C-section. we have heard of the chiro, and alot of people are telling us about the soy. The lil guy has a checkup thur. we will for sure be bringing up alot of questions..Its just great to hear it get better (and i know it will) but its going on 2 weeks and i got a long road ahead of me. Man ol man it is much harder then i ever imagined. My wife had brought up the gripe water also and i have heard of a certian tea where dip a candycane for a min or so?? i guess suger (glucose) is kind of pain killer (tummy aches)?? we have just been kind of scared to try anything since he is still so new.

huntinpuff Said:

Thanks everyone! yes she was induced but after 27 LONG hours of hard labor they ended having to do a C-section. we have heard of the chiro, and alot of people are telling us about the soy. The lil guy has a checkup thur. we will for sure be bringing up alot of questions..Its just great to hear it get better (and i know it will) but its going on 2 weeks and i got a long road ahead of me. Man ol man it is much harder then i ever imagined. My wife had brought up the gripe water also and i have heard of a certian tea where dip a candycane for a min or so?? i guess suger (glucose) is kind of pain killer (tummy aches)?? we have just been kind of scared to try anything since he is still so new.

When we had our son, he had horrible colic after the first couple of weeks.  Same thing with our daughter a couple years later.

I am going to put this in all caps to make sure it is read and remembered.

TALK TO YOUR PEDIATRICIAN ABOUT ACID REFLUX IN INFANTS!  Our pediatrician has/had the opinion that many if not most colicky babies are simply a case of acid reflux and can easily be treated with very small doses of acid reflux meds.  We got a prescription for Zantac and it was A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE.

As the kid grows, the dosage needs to be updated as it is based upon the weight of your child. About every 2 lbs in growth required a recalculation of dosage in our case.

Note, if your pediatrician doesn't at least seriously consider acid reflux as a possibility for an infant, not all did as little as five years ago, seek out another pediatrician who will at least objectively explore if this could be the problem.