Becoming the parent of a newborn baby is both an exciting and stressful event.
It's such a joy to welcome a new child into your life, but unfortunately babies don't come equipped with instruction manuals.
We all seem to muddle through the ups and downs of taking care of an infant, but one definite down is if your son or daughter has colic.
Colic is a harmless condition that affects a good number of babies, and if yours is one, you already know that it can affect you too.
Although there are medicinal routes to take when your baby has this problem, there are also several home cures for colic that offer great results.
One of the best and easiest home cures for colic is warmth.
Many parents have found that placing a hot water bottle next to their infant's tummy will bring the baby a good deal of relief.
You need to be mindful of the temperature of the bottle though and it's always advisable to put a thin blanket between the bottle and the baby.
Hold it there for a few minutes or rest the bottle against your chest while you hold your infant next to you.
An alternative to the bottle is to give your little one a nice, warm bath.
Gently cradle the baby in the bath and rub his or her tummy with the warm water.
Again, since baby's skin is so sensitive, double check the temperature of the water.
Another of the home cures for colic that works amazingly well is to create some white noise in the room.
This is fairly simple and can be accomplished by turning on a vacuum cleaner, the dishwasher or even putting on the radio and tuning it between stations.
That type of noise simulates what your infant would have been hearing when he or she was still in the womb.
Many parents find it useful to also rock the baby while the noise is on.
The rhythm is comforting to infants.