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Link between prozac and colic?
A mother was taking prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) while breastfeeding, and when baby was put on to formula the colic stopped. This is only anecdotal evidence of a single case, but never-the-less it was reported by a doctor. However there could have been more factors affecting the baby indirectly (not just the drug). For instance the chemistry of the breast milk. Have a quick read and comment b...
Colic Soothing techniques harmful for baby
A study done in 1998 or 1826 mothers concluded that many parents’ soothing techniques could be harmful and even fatal when responding to crying babies. The study also mentioned that the reporting of crying varied sociodemographically and alluded to minority ethnic and poorer groups having a worse record. The conclusion went on to say that counseling should take place, preferable before birth...
Have you heard of Infant Colic Syndrome?
I had not heard of infantile colic syndrome until I read about this study “Infant Colic Syndrome: Fantasies of Aggression and infanticide” My first thought was that it was terrible, and indeed it is. But I think that with all the pressures and body chemistry changes going on in a mother after birth, the fact that baby has colic and will not stop to cry can really cause serious mental p...
Could colic affect 49% of babies?
Yale study of 98 babies shows 48 with colic Most percentages quoted on the internet vary from between 20-26% occurance of colic among infants. However this Yale pediatric study shows a 49% rate of colic in infants. This had always thought that 26% may be low, I was thinking that it may be closer to 33% but I had never thought it would be as high as 49%. Another interesting fact that was revealed b...
2 Scary reasons why moms should learn to spot colic
Pregnant mums should know how to spot colic. 2 great reasons why 1. read this about the kids growing up later, they have more problems http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/96/1/43 2. Colicky babies can affect mum – in a scary way, read this http://cpj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/39/7/395 Pregnant mums should know how to spot colic. They should learn it before birth...
Scary info about the effects of colic on mother
Mothers of colicky babies much more likely to have multiple forms of psychological distress Colicky babies just add on to all the mountain of changes and stresses of having a baby I believe. read a little more here http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/01460869209078249 An older study fount that mothers of colicky babies much more likely to have multiple forms of psychological distress This...
Cows milk affects babies that breastfeed too.
There have been quite a few studies linking cows milk to colic, but often people say this cannot be correct since breastfed babies also get colic. Well now a study says that if mother drinks cows milk, it gets through to the breast milk and effects baby as well. The study was not a large study, but the results were quite overwhelming. 66 mothers that had colicky babies and that breastfed were take...