Decoded: The First Year | Episode 57 | Colic Isn't Crying - It's a Nervous System Event | Dr SCL

Decoded: The First Year · Sep 30, 2026 · 10m

Three hours of crying. Every evening. For weeks.

And every professional you've spoken to has said some version of the same thing: "It's colic. There's nothing you can do. It passes."

And they're right that it passes.

But the "nothing you can do" part? That's where I have a massive problem.

Having been a chiropractor who has been in the room with way too many parents struggling with sleepless nights and an distressed child, I know there can be nothing more soul destroying than being told there is nothing you can do, cross you fingers and hope it passes soon.

Because there's a reason colic…