For many parents, long nights spent soothing a fussy baby is almost a rite of passage. According to the American Pregnancy Association, about 20% to 25% of babies go through a colicky phase. Colic is ...

Crying and being fussy are normal baby behaviors that indicate hunger or a dirty diaper, but sometimes a baby shows signs of excessive crying for no apparent reason. This is called colic – unexplained ...

A single work-from-home mom with a colicky baby, two older kids and a brain dragging through depression is not being dramatic ...

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Parents living with a newborn who only naps for 20 minutes at a time and then screams through the day are not imagining how ...

"She screams. She yells. She turns beet red. She clenches her fist like she's fighting someone," Ali Weinholtz describes. Now, there could be some help for mothers like Weinholtz to soothe their ...

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Your newborn is likely crying because they want one of their basic needs met. Babies typically cry two to three hours a day, with this behavior peaking around six to eight weeks. If your newborn is ...

Years ago, an Oxford colleague invited me home for dinner together with his wife and baby. We dined early because he had an unusual task after nightfall. The infant had excessive crying attacks and ...

Moms everywhere are feeling this pup. When you have a baby, you’re signing up for the end of your quiet days. You might be able to sneak in 20 minutes here and there of peace and quiet, but it’s never ...

My due date was quickly approaching and here I was, still getting my list of worries in order. As a first-time mama, I had no idea what to expect and there was a lot for me to consider. Should I ...

When Melissa Shenewa and her husband imagined their first weeks with their new baby, they pictured hours of cuddling. Instead, they're enduring hours of inconsolable crying. Their 6-week-old son, ...