The process is available to North American Sanghas practicing in the Plum Village tradition of Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, participants in those Sanghas, Order of Interbeing members, and Dharma Teachers who are members of the Dharma Teachers Sangha.n order to facilitate the process, the Care-taking Council of the Dharma Teachers Sangha of North America (including both monastics and lay) have clarified the requirements, criteria, and procedures for North American students of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Babies who are exposed to smoke are also more likely to develop colic. Not really -- apart from the household tension it creates. However, it is wise to seek assurance from your doctor or early childhood nurse that the root of your child's prolonged crying isn't a more serious medical problem.
Colic normally gets better at 12 weeks. If baby was early you have to allow for that (1 week early means it gets better at 13 weeks). Usually, it gets better very suddenly, over a few days they just get better and better and then suddenly its all over. There are the VERY RARE cases of colic that go on for a long time. My baby didn't get better until 7 months, but we still don't know if it was really colic, all the doctors said something different. The word colic is a medical term that means pain in the lower abdominal region. It is not a specific illness.