One of the first troubles that almost 70% of young parents face is colic in newborns. They are associated with a functional digestive disorder of the baby. It occurs due to the immaturity of the enzymes involved in the digestion and assimilation of food. Moreover, colic in a newborn does not mean at all that the child is unwell. Just during this period, young parents should gain more patience and strength.
Signs
In most cases, intestinal colic in newborns appears at the age of 3-4 weeks and lasts up to 3-4 months. Many parents may notice that in the late afternoon (at 17-19 hours) the baby begins to show concern, shrill and shrill, to squeeze legs to the stomach. As a rule, all these signs are the result of pain caused by gases in the intestines of the child.
At first, colic in newborns occurs once or twice a week with a duration of 15-20 minutes. Over time, they are repeated more and more often, moreover, their duration is gradually increasing. Ultimately, colic begins to bother the baby almost every day.
Colic in newborns what to do?
In order to alleviate the condition of the child, parents need to adhere to some recommendations:
- Before you start feeding, the crumbs must be put on the tummy - this position contributes to a more rapid discharge of gases, which provoke severe pain in the intestines during meals.
- If you experience pain, you can warm the tummy with a warm diaper ironed with an iron.
- At the time of an attack of intestinal colic, it is necessary for the child to massage the abdomen, stroking it clockwise.
- Do not forget that if the baby takes the nipple incorrectly, he swallows air with food or water.
- With artificial feeding, you can buy special anti-colic bottles and nipples that regulate the flow rate of the mixture, depending on how fast the sucking takes place.
- The entire feeding process should take place in a calm environment - without fuss and haste.
- With natural feeding, the mother should exclude from her diet those foods that cause gas formation and fermentation. These include: tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, legumes, chocolate, milk, kvass, fresh bread, etc.
- After eating, it is absolutely necessary to hold the baby in a column so that the air that has got inside is released.
- If measures such as warming and stroking the tummy do not help, you can use a vent pipe.
- Tea with fennel, which is sold in a pharmacy, or simple dill water, which can be prepared at home on your own, has proven itself very well. To do this, you need to fill in 5 grams of dill seeds with 100 ml of water and prepare a decoction in a water bath for about 20 minutes. The resulting water should be added to 100 ml and left to brew. Give the child a few spoons throughout the day.
- Of the synthetic products that you can be advised in the pharmacy, you can use the drops of BabyKalm, Subximplex or a suspension of Espumisan. But these drugs can cause allergies, so their use is possible only on the recommendation of a doctor!
When using all the above recommendations, colic in newborns can bypass your baby or at least not cause him severe pain.