Coping with Colicky Babies

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Coping with Colicky Babies

Experience of Revati Mazumdar

A supportive mate can make a big difference. But what happens when your mate can�t or won�t help out? Revati Mazumdar found herself in that situation when her first child, Amrita, developed colic at two weeks.

�I had always wanted our baby, but from the beginning my husband was ambivalent about it,� explains Revati. �When the crying started, he just withdrew. Although he was supportive in many other ways, in terms of dealing with the constant crying, he was just not there. I was afraid to pressure him because I didn�t want to alienate him any more: it was clear that in this situation I was on my own.�

To keep her sanity, Revati started keeping exhaustive records of every conceivable variable � How often did the baby eat? How long did she suckle on each breast? Did she burp? � trying to find some connection between the feeding and crying, but there didn�t seem to be any.

�What saved me,� explains Revati, �was developing a soldierly attitude. I knew that if I was going to have the family I wanted I was going to have to tough it out, so I did, even though I was on automatic pilot most of the time.� In the long run, it paid off. �Amrita is now nearly three and a delight,� she adds.

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