Surviving Baby Colic: How to Stop Your Baby’S Crying

By LeahMarie C. Ritz and Judy Ritz

Are you at the end of your rope coping with a very colicky baby who screams for hours on end? Has it been so long since you had a good nights sleep that you would give your right arm to just lay in silence for an hour or even just for ten minutes?

Surviving Baby Colic: How to Stop Your Babys Crying is the practical guide youve been waiting for! Authors LeahMarie C. Ritz and Judy Ritz share their insights and advice on how to survive this challenging time in any new mothers life. Theyve been there, where you feel like Alice wondering just how far down the rabbit hole goes. Or feeling like youre at the very bottom of that hole already and theres no way to escape. Its their mission to share their journey with other women going through the same situations.

This practical guide has been written so that whatever information is needed can be found quickly and easily. The techniques that they call SMOOTCH will work for all babies and mommies, but its also possible to pick and choose which ones apply best to various circumstances. These steps include ways to stop your babys crying and tips that will help any burned out mother cope with fatigue, stress, and depression.

Surviving Baby Colic: How to Stop Your Babys Crying is written with brutal honesty and with the hope that SMOOTCH will help any mother experiencing a colicky baby find peace.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Dec 30, 2016
• ISBN: 9781491734612

LeahMarie C. Ritz

LeahMarie C. Ritz is a strong advocate for health, fitness, and fun— and shares her passion with her family. Leah received her Bachelor of Commerce High Honours in Marketing and Psychology from Carleton University in Ottawa. She now Resides in Alberta, Canada, with her two children. Judy Ritz and her husband have two adult children; they also reside in Saskatchewan. Judy is a small business owner and invests her time in herding her chaotic family and keeping everyone on track! Judy is a true nurturer and is always there to lend a helping hand.

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This book is written from our own experience with baby colic and how we got through it. Any advice given is our opinion based on our own experiences. You should always seek the advice of a professional before undertaking any health program or treatment. The authors cannot be held responsible.

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ISBN: 978-1-4917-3460-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4917-3462-9 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4917-3461-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014909498

iUniverse rev. date: 12/30/2016

CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Colic From Hell

Chapter 2 What the Heck Happened?

Chapter 3 Silence!!! (How to SMOOTCH)

Chapter 4 Digestion Tips for the Fussy and the Colicky

Chapter 5 SMOOTCHING for Mommy

Chapter 6 Helping Mommy Cope—My Story

Conclusion

Endnotes

Dedicated to Baby Kait. Frustration and Joy all wrapped in a wonderful pink package. You continue to be our inspiration.

INTRODUCTION

Don’t you just hate it when after a really long day with a newborn baby and a toddler, you sink down on the couch to just… well… BE… for a minute; and the baby starts crying again?

Are you at the end of your rope coping with a very colicky baby that screams at you for hours on end? Has it been so long since you’ve had a good night’s sleep that you would give your right arm to just lie in silence for an hour—heck, even for just ten minutes? Let’s be honest here—you’d probably be okay with getting just one full minute of peace and quiet!

I hear you. I’ve been there… where you feel like Alice wondering just how far down the rabbit hole goes. Or feeling like you’re at the very bottom of that hole already! I clawed my way out of that damn hole… and it’s my mission to share my journey with other mom’s going through the same thing. If even one thing I share helps you… I’ll consider that a win.

This book has been written so that whatever information you need the most, you can find easily and immediately. I am confident that the techniques that we call SMOOTCH, will work for all babies and mommies, but you can pick and choose which ones apply best to your situation.

I experienced a total physical and emotional breakdown after 6 months of severe colic with my daughter. After much research and trial and error, my mom and I found ways to stop Kait’s crying, and we found things that helped me cope with the fatigue, stress and depression.

And I want to share our experience and solutions with you.

Not only will I share what we did to get Kait to stop crying, but I’ll share some of my own story on the private hell I was going through; the depression, the fatigue, the all-out exhaustion. And how I got out of it.

This book is intended as a guide for you and your baby to work your way through baby’s fussing and crying spells. Every baby has individual preferences, and you will find that certain things work better than others. I encourage you to keep track of your journey and what works best for your baby. Write it down and post it on the fridge.

This information is a resource that family and friends can use when they are helping you with your baby. They can simply read what to do and what works best, instead of you trying to explain it over and over again.

You know what that means? That the second help walks through the door you can just stagger to your bedroom and sleep instead of spending 30 minutes trying to tell them how to help you!

And, I’m going to be really honest here… this book is written straight from my heart and straight from the gut, so to speak. I’m going to be brutally honest in