Know The Difference Between Crying And Colic Among Babies

Parents should be aware of the difference between a baby's cry to colic, which is best known as excessive crying. It is normal for a baby to cry, but colic indicates there is something wrong with the child, but it is not necessarily something to panic about. It is still best to determine whether it is an ordinary cry or colic to address immediately whatever it is that the child is experiencing.

In an article published by Café Mom, they wrote that about 15 to 20% of infants are experiencing colic. This is often found in babies who are from 3 weeks to 3 months old. The publication helped define the meaning of colic and its difference between an infant's ordinary cry. A colic is when a baby cries for two or more hours in a day and such keeps going on for days and even weeks.

You will also know it is colic when a baby cries a lot in the evening more than daytime. There are no medical reason why this happens to a baby. A lot of people think that it has something to do with the baby's health perhaps like stomach aches, food allergies and gas just to name a few. But later on, medical professionals said those have nothing to do with a baby's excessive crying.

Some medical experts said that it might have something to do with the baby's brain. "Some babies' brains just aren't able to accommodate the stimulation we have in the modern world," Dr. Ben Hoffman, a pediatrician at the Oregon Health and Science University said. "With all the ambient noise, lighting and conversations at Starbucks, the baby brain, for lack of a better word, needs to freak out and reboot."

On the other hand, the Telegraph said that it could actually be related to some gastrointestinal disorder, especially when it is followed by regurgitation. The best approach for colic is to seek the help of your pediatrician as soon as you have noticed its symptoms.