Caring for a colicky baby is one of the most challenging aspects of early parenthood. Characterised by intense and seemingly unexplainable crying, colic usually peaks in the first three months of an ...

Childbirth is a miracle—but it can also be overwhelming. Suddenly, there's a little being that needs care around the clock.

Becoming a parent is a monumental moment in one’s life. Luckily, parents have months to prepare for their little one’s arrival, but despite the time you have to put together a crib and buy baby ...

Does your baby have intense crying spells that last three hours or more? He might be suffering from colic. There’s no specific definition of colic, but it generally means excessive crying for no ...

Although all babies will go through crying episodes due to colic, as a parent, you should find ways of soothing your baby. PHOTO/istockphoto.com Justine Komugisha, a new mother, had had many sleepless ...

All babies cry. But some babies cry a lot. A colicky baby—defined as a healthy baby who cries for more than three hours a day, more than three days a week—presents a mental, physical, and emotional ...

Frequent, unexplained crying in infants, known as colic, may be an early sign of migraine headaches, a new study suggests. The results show that women with a history of migraine headaches were 2.6 ...

In every issue of WebMD the Magazine, we ask our experts to answer readers' questions about a wide range of topics. In our November-December 2011 issue, we asked WebMD's baby expert, Sarah DuMond, MD, ...