@drgolly: Find the cause, alleviate it – and enjoy the extra sleep! Purple crying, like colic, is a describing term. Not a disease. The term was designed to minimise the very confronting topic of shaken-baby syndrome, for which there is a direct correlation with a highly unsettled baby. PURPLE is an acronym. It stands for: 🟣 Peak crying, 🟣 Unexpected, 🟣 Resistant to soothing, 🟣 Pain-filled face, 🟣 Long-lasting and occurring in the 🟣 Evening. It’s essentially just another way of saying colic, describing a period of highly unsettled behaviour from the first few weeks until around 4 months. Both are adjectives – and my concerns are they don’t provide helpful ways to actually alleviate a baby’s distress. While it’s true some babies can be particularly unsettled, in my experience the large majority can be treated with simple techniques. Most babies will grow out of it by the time they reach about four months, but four months of highly unsettled behaviour and crying is something too many families struggle through. I cover this in my sleep programs. Check them out at the link 💜 #drgolly #paediatrician #doctor #purplecrying #colic #unsettledbaby #newborn

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