 [ Symptoms ] if a father is taking drugs will the newborn have colicy or other problems  the baby is 3 months old and has many bouts of crying etc through out most every day could the father is drug habit have affected the baby [ Disease ] the father is drug habit is adversely affecting everyone including him his drug use is not causing the colic or crying spells so the baby should be examined by the pediatrician incidentally colic    if this is what is causing the crying    improves at age three months so there may be brighter days soon the drug use is a more serious problem it is difficult enough to care for a baby but when one parent is impaired it can be next to impossible the three month old will most likely get better but with drug use it can only get worse perhaps to the point where the baby no longer has a father