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[1] Mayo Clinic. (2024). Colic - Symptoms and causes. [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/colic/symptoms-causes/syc-20371077](https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/colic/symptoms-causes/syc-20371077)
[2] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Colic. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Colic.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Colic.aspx)
[3] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/Gastroesophageal-Reflux-GER-and-Gastroesophageal-Reflux-Disease-GERD.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/Gastroesophageal-Reflux-GER-and-Gastroesophageal-Reflux-Disease-GERD.aspx)
[4] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). Food Allergies in Children. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/Food-Allergies-in-Children.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/Food-Allergies-in-Children.aspx)
[5] National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (n.d.). What is Colic? [https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/colic/conditioninfo](https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/colic/conditioninfo)
[6] Cleveland Clinic. (2023). Colic. [https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14541-colic](https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14541-colic)
[7] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2019). Smoking and Vaping: How to Protect Your Family. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/tobacco/Pages/Smoking-and-Vaping-How-to-Protect-Your-Family.aspx](https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/tobacco/Pages/Smoking-and-Vaping-How-to-Protect-Your-Family.aspx)
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- 12] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). *Colic*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/crying-colic/Pages/Colic.aspx
- 23] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). *Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/Gastroesophageal-Reflux-GER-and-Gastroesophageal-Reflux-Disease-GERD.aspx
- 34] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2021). *Food Allergies in Children*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/Food-Allergies-in-Children.aspx
- 45] National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (n.d.). *What is Colic?* [https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/colic/conditioninfo
- 56] Cleveland Clinic. (2023). *Colic*. [https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14541-colic
- 67] American Academy of Pediatrics. (2019). *Smoking and Vaping: How to Protect Your Family*. [https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/tobacco/Pages/Smoking-and-Vaping-How-to-Protect-Your-Family.aspx