It usually starts about a month after new parents bring their baby home from the hospital. Their bundle of joy begins to cry inconsolably for no discernible reason. The baby has been fed, burped and changed but nevertheless howls with displeasure for long stretches of the afternoon and evening.
Not all babies go through these bouts of ceaseless crying, popularly known as colic. But the condition, which affects about one in five babies, can bring otherwise competent adults to a state of helplessness.
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