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 here. 

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. 

Dr. Maryanne Tranter covers a lot of information with colic, specifically:

• What exactly colic is (this might surprise you!)
• Soothing techniques for calming colic 
• 3 common causes of colic (and what to do about them)
• When to get help as a parent dealing with colic

Our favorite quote from this episode with Dr. Tranter was “you are not alone, there are people that want to support you, to get to the bottom of this, there are other parents going through this as well.” and  “using these tools to decrease crying, to give babies rest and peace, to give parents rest and peace, while you’re working through getting to the root of the problem, these all can work together to help soothe the baby and you.”

Connect with Dr. Tranter

If you liked hearing from Dr. Tranter, there’s many ways to connect. Check out her website for many resources about colic and the newborn stage, or connect with her on Instagram or Facebook. Download her free handout about resources to calm your colic-y baby here.