Am I in the clear - or could colic still be on it's way?

[Wugz22]

We were blessed with our second child a little over a week ago. Our first little guy had colic BAD - his first 4-5 months were the most miserable of my life. He never stopped crying and never slept. So far (and I knock on wood as I say this), this little baby girl has been pretty calm, even tempered, and sleeps 100x better than DS ever did. She has slept longer stretches than him for the last few nights! He's still up 2 -3 times a night, little stinker. I need to know - will she stay like this?!?!?! Please please please, I just can't do colic again! She was born July 20th.

 

[Linnypops]

I'd say so! It usually starts 2 weeks in. Very rarely later than that. Congrats on having an 'easy' 2nd babe. You were brave for doing it haha. I look back and shudder when I think about colic now x

 

[Linnypops]

Sorry, thought it was august doh. Anyway- you might experience witching hour or whatever but I personally think if you've got an all day crier you pretty much know about it right away.

 

[Wugz22]

yeah with my first, we could tell from the 3rd day we had something special going on, lol! We took him home from the hospital and we didn't sleep for 3 straight days - I get the chills just thinking about those days!

 

[HoneyBee144]

Congratulations

My first son had colic and cried from 6pm - 9pm every night until he was 4+ months old. He was unsettled during the day and didn't sleep through the night until he was 20 months old. It sounds stupid but he hated being a baby, he wanted to move and do stuff and the minute he could it got better. He's still on the go a lot and very full on, he struggles to handle his emotions but he's much happier overall.

My second son is the opposite, he is so laid back and chilled. We've had maybe 2 or 3 nights where he's been unsettled but mostly he's very content. He's also happy to just observe everything and rarely cries, only if he's hungry or tired. Obviously all this could change but so far he's been a completely different baby so I'd definitely say its possible.

 

[myra]

When was your due date? I hope you are past it and still seeing no signs. We're going through it a second time and some days/nights are pure hell.

Our son was a 29 week preemie and after 3 months in the NICU came home- only to have severe reflux and dairy/soy allergies (some doctors just put it off as colic but thankfully our pediatrician recommended us to a GI doctor, which I didn't know was even an option. The second GI doc we went to (after the first told us it was colic and we just had to wait it out), got him on medications. Between that and hypoallergenic formula, we saw a huge improvement. But I can relate to the PTSD of having a colic baby. Doc said it usually starts to show shortly after due date, which turned out to be true for our son...and now our daughter. She was born at 38 weeks, slept and fed beautifully for just over 2 weeks and then we started to see signs. The first time I started to wonder if she had it too was 2 days after her due date. I broke down crying out of fear we'd have to go through that a second time. We were in denial for a couple more weeks before we finally started to get some help/medications and have her tested for dairy allergies.
I truly hope you don't have to go through this again but if your baby starts to show signs, I'd recommend you explore the option of reflux meds. Only once our sons reflux was well under control w 2 meds, did we realize how much pain he must have been in. Our daughter has good days and horrible days- doctors are still tweaking medications to get the right amounts for her.

 

[wemustntpanic]

Ha! I've been wondering this exact same thing and my little boy was born on exact same day as yours. My first was also very miserable for the first few months and I literally went crazy. Been dreading it this time round but so far number 2 is being an angel. Fingers crossed for us both x

 

[greats]

Sorry to say but it could still change. My first daughter was phenomenal until around 5/6 weeks when colic hit HARD. And it lasted for what felt like forever. Just keep that in mind. My newest daughter is pretty calm so far but I'm not giving myself the all clear until she passes 6 weeks lol

 

[calm]

I'm also sorry to say my two were fine until week 4. Then it hit us big big time. I wish I had used anticolic bottles sooner

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

Colic is often about 4-9weeks x

 

[Wugz22]

She's still pretty good so far - keeping fingers crossed! I have started her on a probiotic to help with gassiness and fussiness while nursing. The only thing that really upsets her is feeding, so I know she's got some tummy troubles!

 

[hanni]

I'm also sorry to say Dominic's didn't start until a month or so in, went away around 3 months though.
Fx to avoid it!