Colic, Reflux, or Overtired?!
Ahh, the witching hour. From 7 till 10, when our newborn baby is well… crazy. As any parent of a newborn baby has done, I have read numerous articles and parts of books about the “C-word”… COLIC. Colic is defined as extended periods of crying, at least 3 hours per day, 3 days per week. Our new guy certainly fits that bill and more.
After spending a number of evenings pacing the floor with the little guy and investing in ear plugs (kidding), trying to console the inconsolable, it dawned on me that perhaps he might just be overtired. Even though he is only 5 weeks old, doesn’t he need a regular bedtime? All that crying all day must be exhausting!
I decided to do some research and found a number of articles saying that often times babies that are described as “colicky” are actually not colicky at all, they are just overtired. Many of them get overstimulated at the end of the day and need some peace and quiet.
I decided to try this out. Sure enough, as Josh cried and cried and cried, I put him in his bed with the lights low and his sound machine on (gotta love the white noise) and he stopped crying and fell asleep. So far he has only woken up a couple of times cause his soother fell out of his mouth and he goes back to sleep. The beauty of all this is that my husband and I have not had to pace the floor with the little guy all evening and I have had the time to eat a proper supper, clean up at bit and do some work. Wow!
It will be interesting to see if the little guy is in better spirits tomorrow having gotten more rest.
I thought I would share this link with you as I know that many of us parents have been in this boat before! Check out this article http://www.mumzone.com.au/parenting_article_reflux_colic_or_overtired.php
Food for thought.
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