Sebastian was a healthy baby. When he was about a month old, he started crying for 2-3 hr most evenings for no apparent reason. After a week of these crying spells, Sebastian's mother contacted his pediatrician. The pediatrician told the worried mom that Sebastian ______.

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Sebastian's symptoms are characteristic of colic, a common condition in infants that involves episodes of crying for more than three hours a day, for more than three days a week, for three weeks in an otherwise healthy child. The pediatrician's advice that the symptoms would subside in a few months is typical for colic, as the condition often improves on its own by the time the child is 3 to 6 months old.

Sebastian Was a Healthy Baby