The Joys of Colic

After the doctor's appointment last Monday, Olivia started exhibiting the signs of colic. Colic is defined as periods of uncontrollable crying (or, screaming, as in our case) for three or more hours for three or more days a week for absolutely no reason. Although it usually happens in the early evening, it could happen at anytime. JOY. Olivia's starts around 7ish at night, and has lasted off and on until as late as 1:30am. Now, when she was in the NICU they jokingly diagnosed her with "lap colic". She is needy and loves to be held. But what we've been experiencing has not been soothed with us loving on her. We originally thought it was just gas, but the gas drops that we got just didn't seem to be working.
So, last Thursday I just couldn't take it anymore, so we got this stuff recommended by her pediatrician called Gripe Water. It's main ingredient is chamomile, and it seems to be working pretty good. I have learned in the last few days that I must give it to her before she gets too worked up, or else it takes a while to kick in. It seems to soothe her right away, and she seems to like the taste - I don't exactly know why, because when I got a drop on my hand and licked it off, it tasted HORRIBLE. Yuck! Whatever...as long as it seems to be working...