Colic is a condition that needs a lot of understanding to know the best support to give a colic crying baby. In this episode I discuss what colic is and how it gets defined, treatments and what treatments to not use. There is list reasons for referral to a GP, mental health nurse or Emergency department. Finally I touch on the stress it puts on caregivers including post natal depression + resources for this.

Resources from this episode:

Colic. Paediatrics in Review. doi.org/10.1542/pir.27-9-357

Colic: best practice. BMJ by the British Medical Association. bmj.com

Crying and Your Baby: How to Calm a Fussy or Colicky Baby. American Academy of Paediatrics- Paediatric Patient Education. https://doi.org/10.1542/peo_document223

Infantile colic clinical features and diagnosis. Up-To-Date. Uptodate.com.au

Reducing medications in infants. Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne.

rch.org.au/hsru/research/Reducing_medications_in_infants/#parent-handouts

The period of purple crying. National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (US based). purplecrying.info/what-is-the-period-of-purple-crying.php

Unsettled or crying babies. Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne- Clinical Practice Guidelines. rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Crying_Baby_Infant_Distress/

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