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[Angie]

Hi Everyone:

No one has really been posting too much lately so I thought I would drop a line. Sophie is now 15 weeks old and I can finally say she is a pleasure to be around. I no longer cringe when she wakes from a nap. She laughs and plays and sits contentedly. Today she watched Sesame Street. She is still not a napper, but she is a great sleeper. I haven't cried for two or three weeks. The memories of the misery I went through with her are starting to fade (a little). I can finally comprehend the idea of having another baby some day. I took her to her first restaurant last week and it was a success. I can just about take her anywhere now. She isn't screaming in the car or her stroller anymore. She now cries when she is tired, hungry, wet or bored. Wow, what a concept, crying for a reason. She is still a high maintenance baby, but that is OK. I can handle anything now. I was sure that Sophie would be on of those babies who wouldn't come out of this until she was six months old, but it is over at 3.5 months. I just wanted to let all of you who maybe are at the beginning stages of colic to hang in there. No one but you will understand just how difficult a job your baby is. Keep trying different things. Some things work, some don't. Don't be afraid to post your thoughts here. Checking in here every day was the one thing that I looked forward to. It kept me sane.
Good Luck!
Angie

[Audreymom]

Yes, coming to this site was the only thing that kept me sane as well. I'm glad Sophie is doing so well. My Audrey appears to be pulling out of her colic as well--she is now almost 14 weeks old. She is still difficult to satisfy during the day, but she, too, seems to be crying for a reason now. Moms with colicky babies take heart--it does end and you will be the stronger for it when you come out the other side. Prayers to you all.

[Catherine Beasley]

Glad to hear that these babies are getting better! Alison is now 18 weeks old. She too is now content during the day and I can take her anywhere. I also find during the day I'm having to hold her less and less and she is napping better. Some days she'll nap for hours.

Just up until last week she continued to have evening crying spells but they were only lasting 45 min to an hour at most, and were not all that intense (compared to her 6 hr sessions I was quite happy.) Over this past week her evening crying seesions have decreased in frequency and if she cries she has been easily consolable. I also thought I was going to have to endure for 6 months or more but now I don't know. I've stopped trying to figure this whole colic thing out so I guess that means it better and I'm focusing my energy on other things.

If you've read my other postings you might remember that Alison has bilateral clubfoot and has been in casts and now wears a brace temporarily. I can honestly say that the clubfoot has been far easier to deal with than colic!!

I'm am so thankful to the people I've met here and the founder of this website (Vicki). For awhile this was my only source of sanity. It was so nice to be able to vent to people who REALLY understood.