Baby A has been a very good baby ever since we were in the hospital except for the first night which probably was an adjustment period for the two of us, I couldn’t remember him giving me any big problems. He sleeps nicely in the crib after feeding and isn’t a cry baby. But last night was another exception. I don’t know for what reason, but he was crying a lot. I made sure he was well fed, his diapers were clean, and even rocked him to sleep, but still, none of the usual comforting I’d give him worked. It was 8 in the evening when I told M that I’d take a nap, but the hours rolled fast, it was already midnight and still Baby A was awake, crying loudly.

I was already very tired; my arms and back were already aching. I wasn’t even bothered with the acne I’d get from sleepless nights, or acne solutions, all I wanted was to lie down but with a crying baby in the room, how can I even rest? Out of frustration, I found myself crying. Huhuhu

What happened to my good little angel last night? I got the answer to my question from the internet.  The mean devil that stole our peace was COLIC!

According to babiesonline.com “Colic is defined as a baby crying non-stop at least three hours a day, three days a week, and for at least three weeks. Some might think this doesn’t sound too bad, but in reality most colicky babies cry more than three hours a day, non-stop, and 6-7 days of the week. Colic can show its’ ugly head as early as three weeks old (although some babies get colicky later) and can last up till 4 months old.”

Yeah! Baby A is three weeks old and the ugly head has shown it’s head! hehe

One sentence from the article that made me laugh was this “Remember to take breaks yourself, so that you don’t break down and start crying, too.” Geez… How true! I felt so helpless last night that crying was the last thing I could do.  I can only hope there will be less colic encounter with the baby in the coming days and months.