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Gripe Water: Time-Honored Remedy for Colic or Myth?

by Tom Henderson, Posted Jun 20th 2011 12:30PM

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Have a cranky baby with a sour stomach?
You might want to try some gripe water. That's a home remedy with varying ingredients (depending on the home) but generally including alcohol, bicarbonate, ginger, dill, fennel ...Gripe water a time-honored home remedy -- like monkey bladder.
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Do Alternative Cures for Colic Really Work?

by the editors at iVillage.com, Posted Apr 8th 2011 4:00PM

There is no straightforward cure for colic. Credit: Getty Images A new survey of scientific research confirms what doctors have been telling sleep-deprived, stressed-out parents about alternative treatments for colicky babies: There's ...A new survey of scientific research confirms what doctors have been telling sleep-deprived, stressed-out parents about alternative treatments for colicky babies: There's just no straightforward cure for colic.
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Folk Remedies For Colic Do Not Work, Review Says

by Associated Press, Posted Mar 30th 2011 9:30AM

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No treatment worked for baby Roxy Calas, who cried almost nonstop for six months. Credit: AP CHICAGO (AP) - That nonstop crying of a baby with colic has some parents turning to popular folk ...That nonstop crying of a baby with colic has some parents turning to popular folk remedies. Unfortunately, there's no good evidence they work, according to a review of 15 studies.
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How to Fight the Colic Baby Blues

by Ellen Rooney Martin, Posted May 4th 2010 3:00PM

Colic affects 25 percent of babies. Credit: Getty Images
Nothing kills the bliss of being a new mother quite like colic, a condition marked by hours of constant crying that afflicts 25 percent of all babies. Experts say they routinely ...
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Binging after baby

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Oct 29th 2008 11:02AM

Ever binged after you had a baby? You know you've been there.You played by all the health and safety rules during pregnancy. Maybe you even got healthy and in shape before the pregnancy in anticipation, which included not drinking. After the birth, ...
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Rickrolling - a surefire colic cure?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Sep 7th 2008 2:00PM

Have you ever been Rickrolled? Not even sure what that is? Rickrolling is an internet bait and switch, generally, where a link is provided, ostensibly to some interesting and related content, but which actually turns out to be a link to a video of ...
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Product Recall: Baby's Bliss Gripe Water

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Sep 25th 2007 1:51PM

It's official. The Food and Drug Administration has announced that the manufacturer of Baby's Bliss Gripe Water is voluntarily recalling the product. You may remember we previously reported that the colic remedy might have been contaminated with ...
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DPH has a gripe with Gripe Water

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Sep 21st 2007 7:29AM

California health officials are warning that bottles of apple-flavored Baby's Bliss Gripe Water may be contaminated with Cryptosporidium, a rather nasty microbe that causes a diarrheal illness called cryptosporidiosis. Symptoms include watery ...
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I'm doing the best I can

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted May 21st 2007 11:58AM

I have a confession to make. Yesterday afternoon as I was pacing the room with my newborn son, screaming his head off for the umpteenth time that day, waiting for my husband to get home from work so I could take a nap or get ten minutes of peace, I ...
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Problem crying in infancy

by Heather Craven, Posted Aug 6th 2006 8:00PM

A study in Australia reported that up to 20% of parents report a problem with infant crying or irritability in the first 3 months of life. Crying usually peaks at 6 weeks and abates by 12-16 weeks. For most irritable infants, there is no underlying ...
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