>But, IMO, then the baby does NOT have colic.  Colicky "behavior" perhaps, but
>not colic.

OK, point taken, Jan. However, out there in parenting land, *that* is
what the mothers and fathers, and grandmas, and aunties, (insert who
you like) etc call it! And the frustrating thing is that they label
it 'colic' and think there is nothing that can be done to help the
baby (except every type of 'colic mixture' on the market!), when a
little investigation could elucidate a real cause that is 'treatable'
without drugs. Even the doctors label it 'colic' and pat the parents
on the head and say they have to live with it until baby 'grows out
of it', because they know so little about normal breastfeeding.

Climbing down, I am getting dizzy!
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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia Breastfeeding Counsellor
Perth, Western Australia.   mailto:[log in to unmask]
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