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Why Does My 7-Week-Old Cry So Much?

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PLEASE HELP. MY NEWBORN IS NOW 7 WEEKS OLD. SHE HAS BEEN A CRIER SINCE BIRTH. WE HAVE TRIED MEDICINE SUGGESTED BY THE DOCTOR FOR REFLUX AND FOR GAS. NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP HER. SHE HAS NOW STARTED TO HAVE MAJOR CRYING SPELLS IN THE LATE EVENINGS FOR SOMETIMES UP TO TWO HOURS ANY ADVICE YOU CAN SHARE … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Baby (General) Tagged With: baby, colic, crying

Five Ways To Better Sleep For Parents

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Most new parents are sleep-deprived from time to time (if not most of the time). But it’s a myth that you need to be constantly exhausted and at the end of your rope. Here’s some ways to improve your sleep if you’re a new mom or dad: Hydrate. Sometimes what feels like fatigue is dehydration, a … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured, Baby (General), Parenting (general and dads) Tagged With: colic, fatigue, naps, newborns, sleep, tired

How Do I Know if I Have a Colicky Baby?

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Colic is when a baby who appears healthy in every other way cries or screams frequently without any discernible reason. Like the term “headache,” “colic” is a general term that describes a symptom — crying– but the term is not a diagnosis. The standard most health care providers use is the “Rule … [Read more…]

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