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In babies with colic, the following lifestyle habits may help relieve colic:
Hold or sit the baby upright during feeding to reduce the amount of air the baby swallows.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
The baby may also gain weight very quickly and show signs of colic.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 8 July 2024
As a mom of three kids under five, she’s been through many of these considerations for probiotics for kids—two kids with eczema, one with colic, and countless rounds of antibiotics because, well, kids will be kids.
—Dahlia Rimmon, Parents, 24 June 2024
Frustration with sleep deprivation, difficulties with breastfeeding and colic are expected.
—Jenn Davis, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
The baby may also gain weight very quickly and show signs of colic.
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 8 July 2024
As a mom of three kids under five, she’s been through many of these considerations for probiotics for kids—two kids with eczema, one with colic, and countless rounds of antibiotics because, well, kids will be kids.
—Dahlia Rimmon, Parents, 24 June 2024
Frustration with sleep deprivation, difficulties with breastfeeding and colic are expected.
—Jenn Davis, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
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“Colic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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