TEMECULA – New parents know there is a learning curve when an infant comes home for the first time. Even with the best planning and research, it takes time for new parents to find their grooves caring for a newborn whose abilities to communicate are limited.Babies cry to alert their caregivers when they are hungry, tired or wet. Tears are a normal part of the parenting process – as babies can cry for as much as two hours per day, according to WebMD. But excessive crying may be a symptom of colic.What is colic?The Mayo Clinic defined colic as frequent, prolonged and intense crying or fussiness in an otherwise healthy infant. When experiencing colic, a baby seemingly cries for no apparent reason and no amount of consolation seems to bring any relief. Johns Hopkins Medicine in
