[FourPeas]

Colic is indeed a fascinating subject. Given the small sample size and short duration I'd be interested in someone with a background in statistics to review the conclusions.

Having said that, anyone who's ever had a colicy baby is usually willing to try almost anything.

Oh, and colic can start sooner than three weeks and last longer than three months. BTDT

[hindsfeetnhighplaces]

Yes it can. My first son was colicky for 6 months. He cried around the clock. The doctors would examine him and shrug their shoulders saying, oh, its just colic. He did outgrow it but he never took to solid foods until he was about 12 months. I offered it to him all the time but he just would not eat solid foods.

It was a particularly hard time for me. My husband worked 18 hours at day at the time harvesting hay. I had no family near by so I was alone with a crying baby 24 hours a day.By the time my husband came home I was usually crying as much as our son.

We did survive though, and went on to have a very happy second child. My Mother wisely counseled me to have another baby telling my that my first was just a practice baby. LOL Boy was she right. I learned a lot with my first baby. The biggest problem with my second son was that he was known as the "spit up king" I had to carry 2 or 3 extra clothes for the baby and at least that many for me.