Unless it’s in the delivery room, no parent likes to hear her
baby cry but we all know it’s just what babies do. So what
happens when the crying is about more than fussiness or fatigue?
Your little one may be suffering from colic. Colic typically
begins around week three and can continue through 4 months of
age. Rarely, infants can continue to be colicky through 7 or 8
months. What a colicky baby looks like: Colic vs. acid reflux:
Many parents wonder if their baby’s colic is actually acid
reflux. “Acid reflux involves stomach contents (milk and acid)
coming up into the throat, causing painful burning, and spitting
up. Colic is irritation down lower in the digestive
system—intestines and colon,” reports Robert Sears, MD. An
infant with reflux will spit up a lot, fuss more upon lying
down, have trouble sleeping due to pain, and find relief from
symptoms when held upright. Colicky babies tend to have an
easier time sleeping and continue to cry despite their position.
“The causes of reflux and colic can be simila