Game-changer for our colicky babe

Now, I'm no medical professional, but I am the mother of a colicky baby. I am pleased to report that we have found two working colic remedies! It's only been five days, but those days have been a great improvement over the past two months. The relevant links:

http://boiron.ca/en/products/children/cocyntal/

This is the one we started with; it's a tiny tube that you squeeze into the baby's mouth (I would nurse immediately after), and you can repeat it after 15 minutes if baby's still screaming. It worked after two doses, but our kid doesn't like swallowing liquids other than breastmilk.

http://www.hylands.com/products/colic.php

This is one that a patient of my dad's recommended, as it worked for her child. We read the reviews and the cases in question sounded so much like ours! With these remedies, they come in the form of a tiny, quick-dissolving pill, and for infants, you can either dissolve it in a teaspoon of water, or place the pill right in their mouth. We did the latter, and since starting them on Friday, we've not had to wait more than about eight minutes for the remedy to take effect. It's the same deal as the Cocyntal, where you wait 15 minutes to re-dose, up to eight times. (This is all on the bottle, by the way.)

I should mention the obvious: this is not our immediate go-to when she cries. We know babies cry to communicate, and we always check to see if she's in need of a feed, a burp, a change, a cuddle, or some playtime before we dose her. The remedy is what we turn to when other options have been exhausted and she's clearly in some pain; we've come to recognize her colic screams and body language. Previously, the only thing that would calm her down was copious walking/bouncing, and we can't do that all the time.

She did great on our road trip to Windsor this weekend, too! (D was another matter; she was pretty good as long as we had DVDs on, but this meant she didn't sleep, and consequently got quite whiny.) M was able to sleep most of the time, and when she did cry, it was because she needed a feed or a change- just like a normal baby! Even though she was in a number of unfamiliar places, she was just fine. I probably used the remedies on her 3 or 4 times a day, which is about how many screaming fits she'd normally have.

I don't think it's celebrating prematurely if I say I believe we have turned the corner. And not a moment too soon; we have some very special houseguests arriving a week from today: my beloved in-laws and uncle!