Infant Crying / Colic

Infant crying/colic: Excessive crying may be caused by behavioural or physical factors, or be the upper limit of the normal spectrum. Colic: Recurrent and prolonged periods of infant crying, fussing, or irritability onset <5 months old that occur without obvious cause and cannot be prevented or resolved by caregivers. Caregiver frustration with infant crying can lead to child maltreatment/inflicted injury (head injury, fractures, bruising). The Period of Purple Crying Colic and Crying (CPS Caring for Kids)