Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pyuxv.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxv!cim1 From: cim1@pyuxv.UUCP (G. Bogatko) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Kids with Colic Message-ID: <108@pyuxv.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 08:52:15 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxv.108 Posted: Fri Jul 12 08:52:15 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 13:29:23 EDT Organization: AGS Computers Lines: 22 Try putting the child on his/her back, (on your lap, head pointed away from you) and then alternatly pumping the legs, as if the child were riding a bicycle. My newest kid responds to this in about 10-20 seconds. It's effects can last from 1 minute to 5 minutes, which after an eternity of screeching can be a blessing. My second child had colic, (we now have three), and my wife was breast feeding her. What she did was eliminate one food item at a time from her (my wife's) diet until the offending substance was found. Once my wife stopped eating dairy foods, the kid's colic went away. The process is a long one, i.e. drop a food item, and the effect should be seen in about two days... if not, try another. We were sure after what seemed to be an eternity, that Adrienne would never stop howling, but she did. She also seems to have a wonderful disposition. However she did learn that if she screamed and howled long enough, that what she wanted would come to her. This is cured easily enough, if nothing is wrong, ignore the screams, and soon they stop. Hope this helps.