Colic Survival

Our boy surprised us with colic around the end of October. We called the Dr after a horrible night of endless crying from Maxwell. The Dr gave us acid reflux meds which helped initially and then he started to still freak out each evening from 6-9 or 10. 

We tried a lot of things and I will memorialize them all here in case I ever forget 

1. Two acid reflux prescriptions- couldn’t see much of a difference 

2. Gas drops- did nothing 

3. American gripe water-did nothing 

4. Gripe water that is black-not much of a change for Maxwell 

5. Nutramagien formula, after trying several others-Helped him a lot

6. Exercise ball- best investment

7. Swing that goes back and forth

8. Climbing stairs- always calmed him but exhausting 

9. Using diluted chamomile tea in his formula-I actually think that stuff does help

10. Car rides- helped a ton initially 

11. Gerber soothe probiotics- I think this helps but hard to know forsure

12. Dr Browns Bottles- no bubbles so seems to help too but they leak a lot

13. Massages- we rubbed his tummy lots but I never could tell if it helped much 

14. Baths-he hates getting in and out of the water so it always made things worse

15. The SNOO- after hours of crying he was always ready to sleep for 3-4 hrs, we love this machine and are so happy we are borrowing one from dear friends. 

16. Wearing Him- he hates being worn no matter how hard I try.. sadly 

Alas the colic world was brutal but we watched the entire Office series and learned a lot about parenting. Max is still a fussy baby but I think Scott and I communicate even better than we use to thanks to challenging moments.