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Help for Colic
When a family has a
colicky baby, it's not just the baby who is suffering but the family as
well! Sure, parents tell themselves over and over that the colic is
temporary...but knowing that just doesn't seem to help. An
inconsolable
baby is a distressing scene in any home, and even 3-4 months seems like
an enternity. It is no
wonder that
many parents start blaming each other for not being able to take on
this simple
responsibility of taking care of an infant. To prevent yourself
from being
overwhelmed by these colicky episodes which your baby is going through
you
could benefit from these tips as help for colic:
- Remember you or any one in the family has
nothing to do with the baby colic symptoms.
- Help for colic is easily accessible –
through doctors’ medicines, home remedies or simple baby soothing steps.
- A certain amount of crying is normal and
even healthy for the baby.
- Even though your baby may be suffering
from colic, he is otherwise a healthy baby.
- Infant colic is not a major illness and
will surely go away in about 3 months’ time.
- To assess whether your child is indeed
colicky, try everything else first: feeding, burping, changing,
cuddling, and checking for signs of illness such as fever. Then, if the
baby is still crying, try to settle him down to sleep, and walk away.
Often, the child will settle down within a few minutes.
The most redeeming
part
about the treatment options for baby colic is that most remedies are
available
at home. To treat colic you need loads of patience, understanding and
knowledge
of some of the very basics of managing a colicky baby. There are many
ways you can try to help stop the colic. You can try to figure out if
there is a milk intolerance, and if so try to change your diet (if
breastfeeding) or change the baby's formula. (More about that here.)
You can also try several different remedies to help the colic symptoms.
Swaddling, white noise, colic tablets, gripe water and pacifiers are
just some things that have been known to help colic.
You could also get
good
help for colic if you took some preventive measures to keep excess gas
away
from forming in his digestive system. Here are a few tips to remember:
- Never rush a baby through a feed.
- Put the baby in an upright position every
5 minutes or so and let him burp. To make this process easier, gently
pat him on the back.
- A gentle massage done in circular motion
usually helps in the release of excess gas. To prevent gas formation,
do this regularly.
- Put the baby on your lap with his face
down. Pat or stroke him on his back so that any gas may get released