How did you fight colic? Probably, put a warm towel. That's right! Photo: Getty
How to deal with colic: find the beginning of the "chain"
Causes of colic are hidden inhuman maturation. At the age of 4 months, while the intestines adapt after intrauterine development to “earthly, human” conditions, “evolution” must occur. Necessary bacteria will colonize the intestines, he will learn to digest the ideal in all respects product - mother's milk or, if it happens, an artificial mixture. Frequent reasons for the development of gases in the baby: · “Age-related” adaptation, which you just have to go through - calmly, without neurosis and screams. It is important for a young mother that her husband and mother or mother-in-law help her in the most difficult, first months. Otherwise, the woman risks being left without milk. Milk crises are another problem that you just need to “grow out”. · Incorrect attachment. The little one swallows air due to uncomfortable sucking, incorrect posture or due to skull injuries during a rapid birth or developmental problems. · Mum's diet. Fatty, spicy foods, whole milk, dairy products, carbonated drinks, fruits and vegetables (mostly raw or fermented) - the “road” to children’s colic. Garlic, onions and legumes, cabbage, too, will have to be thermally processed or left for "later" / Overeating baby, inappropriate mixture for feeding, too, should draw attention to themselves. Helping a child is easier than it seems.
How to deal with colic in newborns?
Initially, the young mother will have to change a littlemenu, excluding "unwanted" products. Putting the baby to the chest should be so that he swallows a halo (not only the nipple!), It is necessary to keep the newborn not quite horizontally - the head is slightly lifted. The “home” methods will also help: 1. A warm towel or diaper is applied to the tummy, and after eating they are held vertically. Sometimes it is enough to attach the baby to him, holding his head. "Excessive" air will come out not entirely aesthetic, but in this case it is necessary to regurgitate. 2. On the advice of the pediatrician, give the baby dill water prepared on the basis of pharmaceutical mixtures or herbal teas (dill water, fennel). 3. It is necessary, putting the baby on his back before eating and an hour after, press his knees to his tummy. Gases will leave on their own. 4. A mixture for food, which causes colic, changing the chair, is discussed with the pediatrician, he will offer an analogue (no need to experiment). In any case, this problem necessarily ends. The main thing - to keep GW and my mother's peace of mind. Great first moments don't need to be overshadowed. Everything will improve! See also:
