Colic is treatable.
New mums find it hard to ask for help.
No little baby needs to cry the nights away.
Treating colic is generally digestion and care based.
Colic can deeply distress even the most patient parent.
A colicky baby can seriously affect a parent’s self-confidence

Baby is just difficult, no one can help.
Contented babies sleep through the night naturally.
Only bad parents find it hard to cope with a crying baby.
Babies often cry for no reason in the evenings, it’s healthy!
If Mums finds it hard to cope, it must be post-natal depression.
New parents can cope naturally without experience or knowledge.

In Great Britain, one in four babies suffer from colic. In our opinion, the natural art of motherhood and craft of baby care is becoming increasingly elusive today. The distance modern life puts between us and Mother Nature and the decline of extended families and smaller communities of the past make it hard for new parents to gain the knowledge, experience and support they need to confidently enter parenthood. The limits now placed on professional’s time within today’s healthcare service and the rise in allergies and allergens within modern life all play a part in the increasing numbers of babies with Colic.

How many times do we hear people including doctors say, ‘it’s just colic, you can’t do anything about it, your baby will grow out of it in a few months, you’ll just have to cope’. In fact, there is a lot one can do to help. The most common causes of colic are feeding, digestion, physical or care based and can be treated. It is important to rule out any medical conditions including food allergies / intolerances and acid reflux or stomach acid imbalances. Consult a good doctor whilst listening to your maternal instincts. In our experience there is always a reason for a baby to be in distress for extended periods and therefore colic is treatable.

Colic usually sets in after the first few weeks of life and can last up to 6 months. The symptoms include; excessive crying while drawing legs up to the chest or arching the back in apparent pain or discomfort, difficulty feeding or sleeping and needing to be held but fighting you when you are trying to comfort them. Each baby’s symptoms are slightly different, and this can guide us when assessing the cause of their distress and their individual care needs.

How colic affects a baby later in their life is hard to say, but we do believe that the earlier one discovers the causes of a baby’s colic, the easier it is to treat. Behaviour patterns, which colicky babies develop, become harder to discourage the longer they are left.

The label of a difficult baby can have a lasting effect on a child causing low self-esteem later in life, so it is important to try to avoid telling a child how tricky they were as a baby. It is also important to be aware of not neglecting siblings, making time to talk to them, taking care to explain a colicky baby’s behaviour so they understand and don't resent the attention the new baby is getting, in fact, letting them help is often beneficial. Parents of babies with colic naturally often lose their self-confidence and feel mentally, physically, and emotionally drained, importantly being able to successfully treat their colicky baby can help parents to regain their self-esteem.

Although colicky babies can be more demanding in their early childhood, they often also develop into especially affectionate, loving children

It is far easier to prevent the onset of colic with understanding and informed baby care than to treat it.  Because baby colic, in our experience, is generally physical, digestive or care based, a daily care pattern which allows sufficient time between feeds, good periods of play (sitting up supported, wriggling around, lying on their fronts etc), helping their digestive system to develop and correct feeding techniques are important right from the beginning along with good parent/baby bonding and calm, confident care. Understanding a baby’s developmental stages allows you to adapt their care to suit their changing needs. 

To treat colic, it is important to identify the cause/type of colic and rule out or treat any underlying medical conditions. A personalised colic care plan can then be introduced depending upon the baby’s specific symptoms and care needs, including, for example, fun exercise/massage sequences to help develop immature digestive systems etc.

Caring for a colicky baby can be very hard and personally testing even for the most patient and experienced parents. When caring for a baby with colic it is important to remain calm and positive. Follow a care plan/pattern to suit your individual baby’s needs and keep a diary to refer to (this is an excellent way of seeing your progress which is not always easy to recognise without).

Our services are unique in that we specialise in and have extensive hands-on experience and knowledge of the successful prevention, treatment and care of colicky babies. We have work closely with highly respected traditional medical professionals and complementary therapists to develop  a range of techniques and services which can be tailored to each  individual baby\family’s requirement.

Don't be embarrassed to ask for help, 1 in 4 babies suffer from colic today and even the most experience parents find it hard to cope with a desperate, crying baby night after night.

There is also free help and support available for parents caring for babies with colic ranging from voluntary help sites and organisations like CRYSIS a charitable organisation with trained advisors offering support/advice over the phone. Complementary therapies can also offer fantastic aids in the treatment of infant colic when they are used in conjunction with a personalised colic care plan. These include homeopathic, nutritional and herbal remedies, aromatherapy essential oils, cranial osteopathy, baby massage and yoga techniques. Lists of qualified homeopaths, aroma therapists, herbal/nutritional therapists and cranial osteopaths are available from their national registers. But it is always best to use someone who has also been personally recommended to you if possible.