You look at your howling infant; it’s been hours, exhaustion engulfs you, and you wonder: Is this normal? If baby’s incessant wails make you want to weep, it may not just be colic
THE FOURTH TRIMESTER Harvey Karp MD author of The Happiest Baby on the Block urges parents to recognize the need for a “fourth trimester ” in which newborns gradually become accustomed to the world
I t’s 3 a.m. your eyes feel like they’re glued shut yet your baby is still screaming. But not to worry the wise ones say it’s just colic. It’ll pass. Just wait you’ll even miss this one day!
You look at your howling infant; it’s been hours your ears are throbbing exhaustion engulfs you. You want to crumple and cry and you wonder: Is this normal?
No it isn’t according to Rochel Istrin R.N. former senior nurse in the newborn nursery at the Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak. Although colic generally sets in a few weeks after birth when the babies have already left the hospital Rochel has had extensive experience with newborns and infants. “If a baby is crying relentlessly and will not be soothed even for a short time it is not for nothing ” Rochel says.
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