Joy says,

> 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.
>
> Oh Joy, I agree with you -- which is why I've made this one of my (many)
> soapboxes even w/ parents.  In fact, I tell the mothers in our peds group
> that I'm the lactation AND fussy baby consultant.  So if they have a fussy
> baby, call me, because we can often figure out what is going on, and
> decrease the fussiness.  There are some times when I can't seem to help,
> but usually there is something that is causing the problem, which I tell
> the parents, if we can fix it, it isn't "colic."  But I hate the fact that
> they get patted on the head and are told to either (a) cut all dairy out of
> their diet which seems to be the remedy du jour, or (b) live with it until
> the baby is 3 months old at which point it will magically be cured.
>
> Sorta back to the Nancy Drew stuff again, doncha know.  Figuring out what
> the problem is and how to take care of it....
>
> Jan in what may be our last warm day in Wheaton

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