The crying clusters. The spit-up. The way your baby arches after a feed and will not come down. People say it is colic, or reflux, or a phase. You already know the words. You still do not have a picture.
We do not label or promise to resolve colic. We look at how the nervous system is handling stress, then we show you.
What you may be noticing
- Long stretches of crying that do not match a feed or a diaper
- Arching, stiffening, or a body that will not curl in
- Spit-up that feels like more than a wet burp
- Sleep that breaks as soon as the belly fills
- A latch that is a fight, or only works in one hold
- You are exhausted, and still on the clock
If the story is mostly a tight belly and gas, also read baby digestion. If feeding is the whole war, start with feeding and latch.
What’s happening underneath
A baby’s gut is still learning. That is true. Digestion also needs a nervous system that can rest. When birth leaves tension in the upper neck, or the system stays in go, the gut does not get the “rest and digest” signal. Crying and spit-up are what you see. Load is what we look at.
Medication and feeding changes stay between you and your pediatrician. Our role is nervous-system support. Visits are paced for feeds.
Oakland money pages live at colic and reflux. This article is the explainer.
What we look at
The Fika Discovery Experience is two visits. We listen to the crying story, the feeds, the nights. Then we scan, when your baby is ready.
That usually includes:
- How the neck and jaw organize for a feed
- Soft, fingertip-light assessment. Avocado-ripe pressure. No twisting
- How the body settles, or does not, after eating
- INSiGHT scans that are safe for newborns
Care is PX Docs trained. We only continue when it is appropriate for your baby.
What often shifts
Families commonly notice, over a stretch of gentle care:
- Calmer windows between crying clusters
- Feeds that take less out of both of you
- Less arching, less spit-up
- Sleep that comes in slightly longer stretches
None of that is promised. We track change so you are not guessing.
When to call your pediatrician too
Start there, or stay in close contact, if you notice:
- Poor weight gain or fewer wet diapers
- Green or bloody vomit, or spit-up that is projectile and worsening
- A fever, or a baby who is unusually hard to wake
- Breathing that looks like work, or a color change