Chapter 15: 'Colic' and the unsettled baby

There's hardly a parent who doesn't know what colic is, and judging by the responses on talkback radio, they all have a little theory about how to fix it: 'Try massaging the tummy (in a clockwise direction) with warm olive oil', or maybe 'Put the baby, tummy down, over a rolling pin and move the gas along that way.' Poor parents. Poor baby.

Before leaping to diagnosis - A portrait of colic - Timing: 'evening' or '3 month' colic - It's not tummy-ache - The cause of colic - At 4 weeks: the beginning of the problem - Dealing with discomfort - Crying - Tension - Comfort sucking - More about wind - The vicious cycles of colic - The answer - Calming the baby.

Chapter 16: Immunisation