my little girl had colic up until she was 3months old. she would bring her knees up and scream from 5pm until midnight non-stop. we found that wrapping her tightly in a blanket soothed her, also a warm bath and rocking and pacing the floors with her. we also used colief infant drops in her milk which proved to be a saviour for her.

Hi there Mummy
Glad to hear you found something useful for colic. Sometimes cranial osteopathy can help, it did with my son, but it's great to hear that you could find home remedies to resolve what was a pretty bad instance of colic, by the sound of it.

hi laura,
yeah i was so glad when it was over. ive never heard of cranial osteopathy-sounds painful. what is it exactly? emily-jade is 5 and a half months old now and has just had 2 teeth through and is screaming in pain at times bless her. at the moment we're trying different things without resorting to calpol (although sometimes there are no other options that work) such as teething gels and soothers. do you no of anything else that might work (drug free)?

Hi Mummy,
Cranial Osteopathy isn't at all as hands-on as it sounds. In fact, it's so hands-off you wonder what's really happening. The therapist puts his or her hands gently on various points of the baby' s head and body and soothes the baby through very small manipulation. I will try to get something more detailed put up on the site soon as it can be really good for babies who had a traumatic birth or who have a tendency for colic etc.
Sorry to hear your daughter's going through bad teething. It can result in everything from runny nappies to excessive coughing (because of the extra saliva) to a string of colds that seem to end just as another bout of teething begins.
Sometimes, when there is a high temperature, if gently cooling her down (but not making her suddenly much colder) by peeling off some layers and cooling the room isn't working, then infant paracetamol is unfortunately the preferable option.
However, are you still breastfeeding? For some babies, despite the trauma of teething being mouth-centred, they do actually take comfort in feeding.
Or try offering a peeled carrot that has been in the fridge so it's nicely chilled. At this stage, despite the arrival of two little teeth, she shouldn't be able to bite choke-sized chunks off it and it gives her something to gnaw on.
I know it sounds silly, but do try to distract her, too. If she likes bath time, maybe treat her to an extra one in the middle of the day, or take her out for a walk in her pram and chat to her.
Sometimes the teething is so bad it really is hard to find something to get them through it. In these instances, plenty of loving reassurance seems like the only option.
If you go by the book, experts say the teeth break through more painfully as they grow when the bigger ones come out last, but I do suspect that once a child is older, the bouts of teething become more lost in their other toddling activities and they never seem so bad.
Good luck. Let us know how you get on.

hiya my lil girl has really bad colic can u help?please email me x

Hi Gemma, for our girl, we found Infacol worked well. We weren't 100% sure of its effectiveness after a while and so tried 24 hours without it. Trust me, it works ;-)

For me as a dad, one of the nicest ways to help was to have our little girl lie on my chest face up and wrap my hands across her belly. It seemed to settle her well. I guess it's the equivalent of the hot bath...

thanks for your advice guys, infacol is great!!

Somebody told me for breastfeeding mums drinking actimel helped to reduce/get rid of their babies colic.It did seem to work for me I don't know if it was coincidence, but I was willing to try anything!

we have only just worked out that our son has colic and so far we are finding it really difficult is there anything else that someone can suggest to help ease our frustrations? so far we have tried all the suggestions for baby and the best one has been wrapping him up in a blanket it settles him almost instantly. But we can't put him down he screams any suggestions for that?

Have you tried cranial osteopathy? It sounds rather airy fairy, especially when you go along and the therapist barely touches your child's head, but it is a very gentle therapy and I know many people for whom it's really worked.
They aren't particularly cheap - you might find a session costs around £20-£30, but you should only need 2 or 3 max. I had it with both of my babies from a week after birth (and she did me too!) and we never had any problems with colic. However, obv I don't know if we would have done otherwise, but they did both seem to be settled babies and I do think it helped overcome some fo that long-term recovery from the birth experiences, that can affect babies so much.
How old is your son?

infacol and mam ultivent bottles seemed tom work for sophia.

Hey laura My son has just turnt one motnth he really is beautiful and so strong where would i find ou about the cranial osteopathy sound really interesting and every thing is worth a try

Luke infacol makes callum sick and we have the mam bottles and they are fantastic

Hi,

Infacol seems to be working for my new born also. Thanks for the advice.

hi can anyone tell me how to find a cranial osteopath in my area

maybe try yell.com, kate.

also an old fashioned remedy for colic is fennel... i gave demiana a few ounces every afternoon and she hasnt had colic once since! I only give it to her now if she has a tummy ache.

we had tried infacol and gripe water, both work but the fennel is the best... and its natural.. you just add a teaspoon to boiled water, leave to cool and drink!!

they do some fennel drink teabags i think and i was going to get them callum is 8 and a bit weeks now but had our 6 week check yesterday (bit late!) and he weighs 13lb 13oz! nearly a stone so i know he is big enough and most probably developed enough but im gonna wait another week or so then give it to him quite a few people have said that the fennel is fantastic though
thanks