can colic go on for longer than 3 months???

[sarah2807]

Everyone keeps telling me colic will go around 3 months. it already seems like ages away and I hate the fact that I am wishing my baby was 3 months just so it would go away. It's like she is always in pain!! It doesn't just come for a couple of hours on an evening like all the books say..it's on and off all day and night!

I know I've posted about colic before and everyone must be getting fed up of me...it's just so awful!

anyway...from your experience when did it go? is it really around 3 months or could it be longer?

 

[CoreysMummy]

So, so sorry to hear it. I can sympathise, my LO cries 90% of the day, if hes awake, gennerally hes crying... so have a

They say colic sorts its self out by 3-4months. You may be lucky and its more like 12weeks (just before 3months). I wish I could give you the date you will wake up and your LO will be contented.

A Few things to try -

Cranial Ostiopath
Colief
Infacol
Dr Browns bottles I have hurd are good, never used them myself though.

Best of luck!!

 

[Red_Fairy]

Emily is VERY colicy and has been sinse about 6 weeks old.
Its a nightmare, really really is - so sending all the hugs to you, as i know how awful it gets.

We've tried LOADS of stuff but Colief has worked AMAZING for us. Its expensive, but to me its worth not seeing my baby scream blue-murder night and day.
BUT it does take a few days to work... i think it took just over a week at first. (putting drops in every feed) Now she is totally settled, maybe have a crying session once every 4 days or so.(which is like a dream come true incoparrsen to what she was like) Her poos are now alot 'runnier but are green/brown rather then neon yellow - to me they look alot healthier - so its deffo the colief working.

Because we hadnt had a crying session for a while we started to wean her off it last week... only to find a few days later she started doing yellow poos and was screaming alot. So shes right back on it again BUT dont worry, she may be 4 months BUT her corrected age as she was prem IS 3 MONTHS (so my docter said the other day!) so she might not be quite ready, but i feel she soon will be

good luck hun x

 

[debecca]

Emily is VERY colicy and has been sinse about 6 weeks old.
Its a nightmare, really really is - so sending all the hugs to you, as i know how awful it gets.

We've tried LOADS of stuff but Colief has worked AMAZING for us. Its expensive, but to me its worth not seeing my baby scream blue-murder night and day.
BUT it does take a few days to work... i think it took just over a week at first. (putting drops in every feed) Now she is totally settled, maybe have a crying session once every 4 days or so.(which is like a dream come true incoparrsen to what she was like) Her poos are now alot 'runnier but are green/brown rather then neon yellow - to me they look alot healthier - so its deffo the colief working.

Sounds like Emily is lactose intolerant! Colief works by removing the lactose from the milk using an enzyme called lactase, so if her poos were that bad beforehand and it's sorted her out, that could be what it is. Connie was the same and she's now on SMA LF (lactose free milk) and like Emily her guts have sorted themselves out which is a relief to all concerned. We so could not have gone on any longer with the screaming all day spot on 3 hours after every feed.

Sarah, I was just like you, wishing away the days until she is three months!! It's a bit more bearable now! Perhaps speak to your HV and see what she thinks? xx

 

[sarah2807]

might have trouble giving a breastfed baby colief but worth a go if you want to try it ..seeds colic was gone by 8-9 weeks ..does she calm down if you take her outside walking around in a sling, you tried rocking and swaddling, infacol? ..its deffo a tough time that colic and everyday it goes on seems ages but it really wont be xx

We tried infacol for about 1 week and we still had the colic but I think it might've got slightly better. the infacol made her very sickly tho. I stopped it yesterday morning cos I thoughtwe'd give the gripe water a go cos she was over1 month now. all last night and today she has been terrible!!
If I walk around with her she calms down a bit but as soon as I stop she screams. I haven't been able to put her down all day. My Oh thinks we should give the gripe water a few more days...i'm not so sure, unless it's just a coincidence it got worse.

I've got some colief which we also did for a couple of days, but like you said it's a pain when ur breastfeeding cos you have to express for every feed in order to give them it.

 

[Red_Fairy]

Emily is VERY colicy and has been sinse about 6 weeks old.
Its a nightmare, really really is - so sending all the hugs to you, as i know how awful it gets.

We've tried LOADS of stuff but Colief has worked AMAZING for us. Its expensive, but to me its worth not seeing my baby scream blue-murder night and day.
BUT it does take a few days to work... i think it took just over a week at first. (putting drops in every feed) Now she is totally settled, maybe have a crying session once every 4 days or so.(which is like a dream come true incoparrsen to what she was like) Her poos are now alot 'runnier but are green/brown rather then neon yellow - to me they look alot healthier - so its deffo the colief working.

Sounds like Emily is lactose intolerant! Colief works by removing the lactose from the milk using an enzyme called lactase, so if her poos were that bad beforehand and it's sorted her out, that could be what it is. Connie was the same and she's now on SMA LF (lactose free milk) and like Emily her guts have sorted themselves out which is a relief to all concerned. We so could not have gone on any longer with the screaming all day spot on 3 hours after every feed.

Hiya, thanks for tyhe advice, but ive just looked into it.. and im not so sure, as emily deffinatly didnt have it sinse day one... and shes put loads of weight on already (6lbs born and now over 14lbs)

What is lactose intolerance?

What is lactose intolerance?
Lactose is a sugar present in all milks. It is not affected by a mother’s diet. In order for lactose to be digested, the body produces an enzyme called lactase. If none or not enough is produced, lactose cannot be digested. This is lactose intolerance.

Could your baby be lactose intolerant?
True lactose intolerance is very infrequent. A baby born with this would be sick from day one. He would fail to gain weight, become dehydrated and would need to be hospitalised. He would require a lactose free diet to survive.

Lactose overload
This can easily be mistaken for lactose intolerance. However these babies are in fact producing lactase, but are consuming too much low-fat breast milk, so that some lactose remains undigested. The result is fermentation and excess gas in the bowel. The baby will be in great discomfort, unsettled, irritable and will seek comfort by wanting to suck on the breast. Although this brings temporary relief, it actually worsens the situation, as more milk will be taken into the gut, adding to the problem.

What can be done to help this?
In order to prevent the baby from consuming too much low fat milk, mothers can try sticking to a 3-4 hour feeding routine, ensuring that they only use one breast per feed. This means higher fat milk in smaller quantities. Mothers can also try using “lactaid drops” which are designed to improve lactose digestion. However this does not always seem to be effective.

Maybe its Lactose overload ??

 

[saffydreamer]

In our experiance Ava got colic from 1 week old until a week before she was 6 months,
however the h/v said it was very rare for it to go on that long, guess we was just unlucky, even now she has bad wind pains that wake her up in the evening at times, we have had her checked out sooo many times from 1week to 6 months, xxxxxxxx

 

[keli]

How's it going? Was just wondering do you give Violet a dummy?.. I've just started with Coop and it does sooth him. Plus it makes him trump more when he just sucks on it instead of using my boob for comfort as i believe feeding them can make it worse.xx

 

[sarah2807]

Hi,
Yes we give her a dummy now and you're right, it does work. i didn't think i'd want my Lo to have a dummy but it soothes her when she's crying in pain so I changed my mind!!lol
She still has really bad wind but she seems better through the night so we are getting a bit more
How is Cooper doing?

 

[Sage]

My sons last colic episode was within the first week of him turning 4 months. strange really, it just stopped. His last one was really bad he cried and cried for hours bless him and then it never happened again. thank god!!

 

[keli]

Cooper is ok he still has his crying times. Still using the infacol. Just hope it passes soon At the mo he's snoring away in his chair xx

 

[Gruntie2]

porscia had colic until just after5months old... we tried most of the remedies...the only one that seemed to work for her was dentinox...goes directly in the milk... we tried infacol..she just kept on being sick with that and we also tried the gripe water which made her worse....