Web Directory

» American Association of Pediatrics: Colic
   Overview of colic by the AAP.
   http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/pages/Colic.aspx

» American Family Physician: Infantile Colic
   A 2004 review of proposed causes and treatments for colic.
   http://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0815/p735.html

» Childrens Medical Office: Colic
   Overview of the theories behind the causes of colic.
   http://www.chmed.com/mod.php?mod=userpage&page_id=101&menu=1522

» Colic and Postpartum Depression
   Study on the link between infant fussiness and postpartum depression (PPD).
   http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2005-06/05-114.html

» Coping With Colic
   Dr. Sears on fussy and colicky babies.
   http://askdrsears.com/html/5/T051300.asp

» Dr. Jack Newman
   Advice on how to feed a fussy or colicky infant.
   http://www.nbci.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13:colic-in-the-breastfed-baby&catid=5:information&Itemid=17

» Fussy Baby Network
   Offers telephone support for parents dealing with a fussy or colicky baby.
   http://www.erikson.edu/fbn.aspx

» Happiest Baby on the Block
   Techniques to soothe colic and help babies sleep longer, by pediatrician Harvey Karp.
   http://www.happiestbaby.com/

» Infant Colic
   Fact sheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of infant colic, available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat format.
   http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/infant_colic.html

» Kellymom: Food Allergies
   Explains how food allergies and colic may be linked.
   http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/food-sensitivity.html

» L. Reuteri Probiotics
   2007 research which suggests that the use of L. Reuteri probiotics in infants can ease the symptoms of colic.
   http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/119/1/e124

» Period of Purple Crying
   A way to help explain infant crying. This research suggests that colic is a normal developmental stage, rather than a medical condition.
   http://www.purplecrying.info

» The Colic Conundrum
   New Yorker article that gives parents' experience of colic.
   http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/09/17/070917fa_fact_groopman

» The Fussy Baby Site
   Information and forum for parents of fussy, colicky or high need babies.
   http://www.thefussybabysite.com

» University of Hawaii: Infant Colic
   Written for medical students, lists red flags physicians look for that may indicate a medical problem.
   http://www.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pedtext/s09c01.html