spoke.
“This animal is long and curved like a spear,” said the
first blind man after grabbing a tusk. The next, clutching
the giant’s leg, raised his voice. “I disagree! This animal is
thick and upright—like a tree.” As they began to argue,
the next man touched the ear and compared it to a giant
leaf. Finally, the last man, wrapped up in the elephant’s
trunk, declared triumphantly that they were all wrong—
the animal was like a big, fat snake.
What Is the Fourth Trimester and How
Did It Become Missing?
In this story,
each man described a part of the elephant. Yet, he was so
sure his view was the whole truth, he didn’t consider the possibility that
there was another explanation that could account for all the different
observations.
Similarly, wise men and women trying to
solve the mystery of colic
have focused on single bits of truth. Some heard grunting and thought
gas was the culprit. Others saw a grimace and thought it was pain. Still
others noticed that cuddling helped and assumed the infants were
spoiled.
In recent years,
colic has been blamed on pain, anxiety, immaturity,
and temperament. Yet, while each is a piece of the puzzle, colic can only
be understood by viewing all the pieces together. Only then does it
become clear that the popular colic theories
are linked by one previously
overlooked concept: the missing fourth trimester.
Your baby’s nine months—or three trimesters—inside you is a time of
unbelievably complex development. Nevertheless, it takes most babies
an additional three months to “wake up” and become active partners in
the relationship. This time between birth and the end of your baby’s
third month is what I call your baby’s fourth trimester.
Now let’s see what a baby’s life is like before they’re born, why they
must come into the world before they’re fully mature,
and the ways
great parents soothe their babies by imitating the womb for the first
three months of their baby’s life.
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