Colic Baby
Fredy Benitez
Defination of Colic
- severe, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by intestinal gas or obstruction in the intestines and suffered especially by babies
Suggestions
- swaddling, wrap tight so no movement
- makes them feel like in the womb
- hold baby face down on forearm
- pressure on tummy relives uncomfortable gas
- white sounds makes it feel in womb
- turn fan on
- run dishwasher
- low level sounds
- pacifier helps calm them down
- saying shhh in their ears
- take them in a ride
- cradle them in a rocking chair
- studies shows infants massaged cry less and sleep better
- slow firm strokes on feet, back, chest, and face
- wear them with a carrier or sling
- burping them, head over shoulder
- sit her up 1 arm support neck and chest
- take to doctor if concerned
- usually begins in 3 weeks of age
- peaks somewhere from 4-6 weeks of age
- colic crying usually happens at the end of the day
- singing lullabies can be useful
- outgrows it 3-4 moths
- Simethicone drops without prescription helps with gas
- hold baby upright position
- help with gas and heart burn
- warm towel may be soothing to their stomachs
Colic Calm
Giving his to your colic baby will help it stop crying and calm down. It is demonstrated in the like to the video down below.
Forearm Method
Instead of keeping your baby face up, put them face down on their tummies. This puts pressure on them and helps relieve some of the gas that is making them cry harder.
Massages
It is truly amazing what a skin to skin contact can do to calm down the little people. Babies who get more of this tend to sleep better and cry less.
Colic Calm Seeing is Believing - Baby Zahra
Symptoms
- arched back
- cries for "no reason"
- cry for 3 or more hours a day
- 3 or more days a week
- for three weeks
- clench his fist
- bends legs and arms to stomach
- red flush face when crying
- passes gas during crying
- starts in afternoon about same time everyday
- bloated tummy
CALL DOCOTR WHEN
- cant be partially soothed for a few minutes
- has trouble breathing
- diarrhea or blood in his stool
- eats less than usual