Colic from a breeze?

Question

I am white and I have a 1 month old black foster son. Any time I take him into public the older black women yell at me and tell me that I better cover his face from the breeze (in 90 degree weather) or he will get colic. They also say that having him out in night air will cause colic. I just laugh cause I think it's silly. Have you ever heard this? Why do people think this?

Answer 1

Colic from a breeze ? uh, I don't think so.

Gulping to get air from a s t r o n g wind, and swallowing the air which goes into stomach as well as lungs,
this
I can see.

Any time you get a strange question like this, call the pediatrician. You being a foster parent - as good as you are - you don't want some dum-dum questioning your intentions.

I'd be covering him from bright sun and heat but not a breeze. Lordy, I wish we had a breeze here ! - 102 degrees today 112 index.

Answer 2

Well, I don't know about colic, but I've always covered my childs babyseat with a receiving blanket when going outside especially when they're that young so the wind doesn't steal her breath away or even just to give them shade from the sun.

Answer 3

babys at that age can gulp air from a light breeze. I know others say otherwise, but you are the one who has to deal with the screaming baby all night long. I covered the carseat with a light blanket until I got them to the location we were going. Otherwise the baby shoudl be kept out of the wind at that age. Night air doesn't cause colic. But gulping a night wind can. Even a light wind to us can be a big wind for them. :)