Newborn Expert Series: Revisiting "Calming and Understanding a Baby with Colic with Dr. Maryanne Tranter"

<p>Over the course of the next 10 podcast episodes we will be revisiting some of our favorite podcast episodes on newborns in honor of those that have contributed to Kim's upcoming book on newborn sleep launching March 21st. Its available for pre-order <a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href= "https://sleeplady.com/newbornsleepguide/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-stringify-link= "https://sleeplady.com/newbornsleepguide/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">here</a>. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode of The Gentle Parenting Show, Kim spoke with Dr. Maryanne Tranter, an expert pediatric nurse practitioner, researcher, and parent mentor. Dr. Tranter is the founder of The Healthy Child Concierge where she helps parents with their anxieties and worries for their children and works to resolve them. She has 25 years of experience in caring for families and also teaches nursing students, trains staff in pediatric offices and has executed hospital-wide staff education. Today, Kim and Dr. Tranter discuss colic and reflux (Dr. Tranter’s speciality) and what those terms actually mean, and how you can find comfort and peace while your child is suffering with colic. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Maryanne Tranter covers a lot of information with colic, specifically:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What exactly colic is (this might surprise you!)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Soothing techniques for calming colic </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">3 common causes of colic (and what to do about them)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When to get help as a parent dealing with colic</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our favorite quote from this episode with Dr. Tranter was</span> <strong>“you are n