If you can't tell why, it may be colic
By: IDOWU AISHAT, R.N. C rying is the major and most obvious means of communication in infancy (1 month-1 year). Babies cry to express themselves and communicate their needs— food, comfort, pain relief etc. Nevertheless, babies may cry for " no apparent reason" for periods as long as three hours a day, occuring either during the day or at night. In addition to it having no particular reason, it has no specific cure either. This "no-reason", "no-cure" cry is called colic. What is colic? Colic is the frequent, intense and prolonged crying in an healthy infant. An infant with colic cries more than 3 hours a day, 3 days a week, for more than three weeks, despite being apparently healthy. Babies affected Colic happens to any baby, irrespective of sex, choice of breastfeeding, birth order or any other factors. It affects term and preterm babies alike, occuring earlier (2-6weeks) in term ones and later in the preterm. It generally resolves by 3-4 months of age...