Q: When our first son was born, we almost lost our minds as we rode out his bouts of colic. Our second son is due this spring and the idea of dealing with colic again already has me panicking. I’ve ...

NORFOLK-Colic is a term used to describe uncontrollable crying in an otherwise healthy baby. If your baby is younger than 5 months and cries for more than three hours in a row on three or more days a ...

Caring for a colicky baby is one of the most challenging aspects of early parenthood. Characterised by intense and seemingly unexplainable crying, colic usually peaks in the first three months of an ...

Does your baby have intense crying spells that last three hours or more? He might be suffering from colic. There’s no specific definition of colic, but it generally means excessive crying for no ...

Although all babies will go through crying episodes due to colic, as a parent, you should find ways of soothing your baby. PHOTO/istockphoto.com Justine Komugisha, a new mother, had had many sleepless ...

Babies with colic can be incredibly challenging, but thankfully the condition ends on its own. Credit...Getty Images Supported by By Patricia Waldron This guide was originally published on June 13, ...

Having a colicky baby usually means one thing for moms: they're desperate to put their crying little bundles of joy at ease. And that often means car rides around the block at 4 a.m., a never-ending ...

Regard the colicky baby at full throttle. Tiny arms and legs stiffen. Tummy goes hard. Face resembles a beet emitting paroxysmal shrieks. Unbelievably, the cry goes on for one, two, even three hours ...

All babies cry. But some babies cry a lot. A colicky baby—defined as a healthy baby who cries for more than three hours a day, more than three days a week—presents a mental, physical, and emotional ...

Tried everything, but your baby is still fussy? It might be colic. Before diving in, it’s important to note that a colicky baby is hurting in some way. “These babies are inconsolable even when all ...

In every issue of WebMD the Magazine, we ask our experts to answer readers' questions about a wide range of topics. In our November-December 2011 issue, we asked WebMD's baby expert, Sarah DuMond, MD, ...