Any colic survivors?

[Molly]

Hi Ladies,

I am a few weeks into our battle with colic with our 8 week old daughter. Some days and nights are better than others, but basically we do a lot of rocking, walking, bouncing, wearing, and just holding while she screams. She is being treated for reflux and we have seen some improvements during our feedings. Her weight gain is perfect, so medically speaking she is perfectly healthy. It has been so challenging to maintain a positive attitude when I am mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted.  To make matters worse, from every thing I have read, colic usually subsides 3-4 months after your expected due date and our daughter was born a month early. So by colic standards she is really only 4 weeks old and the crying will peak in a couple of weeks. It is hard to imagine that things will get worse before they get better.  In the past 72 hours she hasn't been out of mine or my husbands arms for more than 30 minutes at a time.  I find it hard to believe that we will wake up one day to a care free baby that sleeps well and is happy in a swing or bouncy seat. I think a more likely scenario is that we will see gradual improvements in the following weeks, but I think she will always be a very sensitive little girl who requires a lot of attention and holding. Has anyone else had to endure the test of colic and when did it end for your baby? Was the process gradual and what was your child's temperament post colic? 

[Molly]

Thank you all so much for the advice and encouragement. I haven't been on in a while because a nasty head cold made its rounds through my family, YUCK! We had out GI appt yesterday and she definitely has silent reflux, so he gave us some new medicine for that. And he I showed him one of her dirty diapers and he said their is something going on there, and put us on an elemental formula. We are going back next week for more tests, but I feel like we are on the right track. At least we found a doctor that acknowledges that there is something going on and helping us to find out how to fix it.

[Jennifer Thomas]

Hi Molly! I'm glad the GI is being more helpful for you. Is the new elemental formula  and the new medicine helping any? I hope you are all feeling better from your colds.

[Molly]

Thanks Jennifer we are feeling better, but the baby just came down with it, but she doesn't seem too bad. So far the changes have made things worse, but that is totally normal for reflux babies. It has been 6 days and things are settling down so hopefully over the next week we will see a happier baby.

[Jennifer Thomas]

Well hopefully it will work and help her out when she gets over the cold and has time to get used to it.