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From: tp@ndm20
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Subject: Re: Colic
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Date: Sat, 13-Jul-85 20:34:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 13 20:34:00 1985
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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.