Colic in infants: 10 tips for relieving pain in a baby

Colic in infants: what is it?

Infant colic is an accumulation of gases in the tummy of a baby infant. A large accumulation of gases causes cramps, which cause the child pain, anxiety. The child's body adapts to a new life outside the womb. If before the child received food through the umbilical cord, now you have to work hard to get enough. And along with food, whether it is breast milk or a mixture, new bacteria are introduced into the body. Accordingly, other foods will be digested differently. It comes to the fact that every mom visits the forum to find out answers to questions about colic. Whether to give drugs to remove gases. The baby is tormented, and his mother is worried, wants to help him to crawl.

Colic and gaziki in newborns: why do they appear, how to understand that it is colic, how they appear in a monthly baby?

• The formation of the gastrointestinal tract. Bloating in newborns can occur due to the fact that the baby’s gastrointestinal tract is still developing and has not finally formed.
• Attachment to the chest. Perhaps colic in infants occurs due to improper attachment of the baby to the chest. The baby may not take the breast properly and swallow air with milk during feeding. Because of this, bloating occurs and, as a result, intestinal colic.
• The nature of the child. There is a possibility that the newborn has a stomach ache due to the fact that he cried, shouted, was overexcited, swallowed air. There are babies who cry a little and do not need attention, and there are children with character, so the child’s special temperament can cause colic.
• Mom's nutrition. If you are breast-feeding, you should know what it is. diet for nursing mother. Colic in infants may be due to malnutrition.
• Mix for feeding the baby. If the child is on artificial feeding, then it may make sense to change the mixture or once again verify the correctness of its preparation.
• Feeding regimen. Try to eliminate the likelihood of colic due to non-compliance with the feeding regimen. Here the opinions of pediatricians differ. Someone continues to believe that feeding should be strictly according to the regimen (interval of at least three hours), because the food does not have time to digest in a short time and there are disorders in the digestive tract. And others consider this conviction "the last century" and offer to feed "on demand." What is right for your baby is up to you. But if all else fails, one day you can still experiment.

Colic in a newborn: symptoms and signs

• The baby cries and draws his fingers and toes, pulls his knees to his tummy, sleeps and cries.
• The baby cries loudly, while the face blushes.
• Bloating occurs, rumbling is heard. After the gaziki have departed, the child calms down.
• Colic in infants can begin on the tenth day of life and last up to three to four months.
• Usually with colic, the baby's stool is regular and unchanged.
• More often colic is in babies who are rapidly gaining weight.

10 tips to relieve pain in a child with colic at home. Treat or wait for a miracle

Be sure to do all the procedures, taking the baby in her arms. The kid will relax and will not be afraid of anything. Colic occurs in both boys and girls.

1. Stroke the tummy clockwise around the navel.
2. Put a warm palm on your tummy, and slightly rock it with your other hand.
3. Put the baby on the chest during colic. This will allow him to relax and relieve cramping.
4. Put a warm diaper on your tummy. It should be folded in several layers and ironed. If the diaper turned out to be hot, then put it on top of the vest, and when it starts to cool, attach it to the bare tummy.
5. Put the baby on your stomach. The baby will be very pleased to sleep on your stomach. When mom is nearby, children always sleep sweetly.
6. Do gymnastics: push your knees to the tummy, this will result in a natural massage of the abdominal cavity. Connect the right knee with the left elbow and vice versa, and so on several times. Gaziki immediately begin to depart themselves.
7. Shake the child in a pose "a tiger on a branch". This pose is more suitable for dads who have strong arms. Bend the arm at the elbow and lay the child on it with the stomach down, the head should be on the palm. In this position, you can not only alleviate the condition of the child, but also wear at normal times. For many dads, this is a favorite position for a walk.
8. Make an “airplane”: lay the child in her arms with her belly down and swing it slightly to the right and to the left. Many children begin to squeal with joy and laugh for the first time during this exercise. By the way, this can always be done when a child begins to act up.
9. If the child likes to bathe, make a warm bath for him with the addition of chamomile, brewed in a water bath (three tablespoons of flowers in half a liter of water). This will help relieve pain in colic and jaundice in newborns. The pain goes away.
10. Gas pipe. We intentionally talk about her last. Yes, it helps to get rid of gas jets, but you can not abuse it, otherwise the baby will quickly get used to it, and you can no longer do without this tube. The child will not want to cope with the problem himself, besides this is an extra annoyance of the anus. For those who, nevertheless, on the advice of pediatricians decided to fight colic in infants with a gas tube: lubricate the tip with petroleum jelly or baby cream and carefully enter the tube into the anus, but not more than 2 cm. At the slightest resistance, stop this activity. Be prepared for the fact that such an intervention can cause diffraction.

Use our tips and you will surely be able to alleviate the pain of your baby with colic!

We also recommend reading our article “Colic in newborns: treatment and prevention"And you will find out:

• what drugs are usually prescribed by doctors for colic for newborns,
• 7 tips for preventing colic
• and also if it’s not colic, then what?