Having a baby can be a wonderful experience but it does have the potential to change any new parent into a nervous wreck for a while. For example, any new mum or dad may experience a little paranoia during the first few week’s of baby’s life and purposely look for signs of illness that aren’t necessarily there. However, it can be extremely worrying if your baby keeps crying over a period of a few days. This could actually be an indicator of colic.

Colic is a fairly common problem for babies because around 20% of newborns have it at some stage. It is literally when your baby keeps crying uncontrollably over a period of a few days. The bad news is that there’s no known cause so any baby can have it, but the good news is that it is completely harmless, even if it drives you to the edge of madness! It can be really distressing so I’ve put together a little fact sheet below to give you a little more information and put your mind at rest.

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