Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.5 $; site ndm20 Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!ndm20!tp From: tp@ndm20 Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Colic Message-ID: <1600001@ndm20> Date: Sat, 13-Jul-85 20:34:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ndm20.1600001 Posted: Sat Jul 13 20:34:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 05:44:34 EDT References: <1306@cbosgd.UUCP> Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:cbosgd.UUCP:-130600:ndm20:1600001:000:1299 Nf-From: ndm20!tp Jul 13 19:34:00 1985 We had a real problem with our baby. The nurses on the medical advice line said it was colic, but it got so bad we finally went in to the doctor. It turns out Jackie is allergic to milk! Most doctors can tell the difference from examining the baby, but described over the phone, it sounds just like colic, and if this is your first baby, they'll write you off as over-anxious parents. The key difference is the length of the symptoms. Jackie's doctor says that colic is rarely more than four hours at a stretch, usually in the evening around 6-10. Your message sounded like it was pretty much around the clock. If this is so, and if the attacks seem to come a consistent amount of time after a feeding, get to a doctor. We tried limiting my wife's diet to remove all dairy products, but that didn't help much, and since she was recovering from a c-section, the limited diet was very rough on her, so we switched to Isomil. That fixed it (after about 2-3 days for her system to clear itself). By the way, warmth will often comfort the baby. Jackie slept with us for just that reason. About the only sleep any of us got for the first 2-3 weeks was with her snuggled up against me so the warmth would ease her pain. Oh, yeah, you mentioned 3 weeks old? From what I heard, that is early for colic.