Baby care

Crying and colic: staying calm in the loud weeks

5 min read · MyBloomingBelly editorial

Here is the fact that rescues most new parents: crying in healthy babies rises from around 2 weeks, peaks near 6–8 weeks, and fades markedly by 3–4 months. It often clusters in the evening, sometimes resists all soothing, and — this is the crucial part — it is a developmental phase, not a verdict on your parenting.

Colic is the label for the loud end of normal: crying over three hours a day, three days a week, in an otherwise thriving baby. It resolves. Truly. Usually by month four, colicky babies are indistinguishable from their peers — except their parents hug harder.