Colic remedies

Linda is occasionally a colicky baby. One day she cried from 3pm - 11pm with short breaks while being carried around just so. Last night she cried from 9pm until noon today except when being carried or rocked just so. (The Moby wrap was invaluable.) Eric stayed up with her from 10 - 1, and I stayed up with her the rest of the night. Not fun. We'll be taking her to the chiropractor this afternoon.

Last time she was colicky we purchased a variety of homeopathic colic remedies. What worked that day was homeopathic Carbo Vegitalis (stick the little balls in her mouth) and papaya enzymes (chewables crushed and dissolved in water). The papaya helps with stomach acidity, which is a problem when she burps. She needs to burp to get the gas out, but it hurts her when she does.

This time the Carbo Veg and papaya weren't doing it. Cocyntal by Boiron seemed to help; she was calmer after taking that. I like that one because it comes in little single-dose tubes. Just pop off a tube, twist of the top, and squirt it into her crying mouth. These are tremendously easier to use than gripe water that must be administered with a dropper. They're also portable, so this is the remedy in our diaper bag.

Hyland's colic tablets haven't helped her yet, and they always make her mad when we stick them in her mouth.

After being up since 1 am and carrying a baby around all morning, it was time for the big guns. I got out the dropper, shook the bottle, measured, and squirted in a dose of Colic Calm. Poof, my sweet baby is back. She didn't even complain about the liquid squirted into her cheek - she seemed to enjoy it. Amazing. She is now sitting calmly, looking around. This is fantastic! That bottle was worth its $27 with shipping for this afternoon alone.

Why did we wait so long to try the Colic Calm? The stuff is black. It gives her black spit and black puke (if she pukes) and blackish green poop. I worry about it staining our clothing, and I'm wearing a favorite white shirt. It looks creepy when her lips and tongue are black for hours afterward. But it's a lot better than a mouth open wide screaming!

Like all homeopathics, it works perfectly sometimes and other times does nothing at all. Today, it was so awesome that I'm immediately posting about it. It was so awesome that she's letting me sit down and post about it. Now if only it could make an excellent cup of coffee appear out of nowhere.