I N F A N T I L E What is infantile colic? Colic is defined as excessive crying. An infant with colic usually cries for over three hours a day, more than three days a week. Is there any specific age when colic occurs in babies? Colic is very common and occurs in nearly 40% of all infants. It usually starts between the third and sixth week after birth and ends by three to four months of age. Colic usually occurs with similar frequency among all infants, irrespective of gender, being a term or premature, being breast or bottle-fed, and has no relationship with birth order. Colic 99
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