One of the first troubles with whichAlmost 70% of young parents face colic in newborns. They are associated with functional digestive disorders of the baby. It arises from the immaturity of enzymes involved in the digestion and assimilation of food. Moreover, colic in a newborn does not mean that the child is ill. Just in this period, young parents should have more patience and strength.
Symptoms
In most cases, intestinal colicNewborns appear at the age of 3-4 weeks and continue up to 3-4 months. Many parents may notice that in the evening (at 17-19 o'clock) the baby begins to show anxiety, screaming and shouting loudly, pushing the legs to the stomach. As a rule, all these signs are the result of pain, which is caused by gases in the intestines of a child.
At first, colic in newborns occursonce or twice a week with a duration of 15-20 minutes. Over time, they are repeated more and more often, moreover, their duration gradually increases. 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 follow some recommendations:
- Before you start feeding, babymust be put on the tummy - this provision contributes to a more rapid discharge of gases, which provoke a strong pain in the intestines during the meal.
- If you experience pain, you can warm the tummy ironed with a warm diaper.
- At the time of an attack of intestinal colic, it is necessary to massage the child’s abdomen, stroking it clockwise.
- Do not forget that if the baby takes the nipple incorrectly, it swallows air with food or water.
- With artificial feeding, you can buy special anti-spike bottles and nipples that regulate the rate of inflow of the mixture, depending on how fast sucking occurs.
- The whole feeding process should take place in a relaxed atmosphere - without any fuss or haste.
- При естественном вскармливании мама должна exclude from your 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 necessary to hold the baby with a column so that the air inside it will go out.
- If measures such as warming and stroking the tummy do not help, you can use the venting tube.
- Very well established tea with fennel,which is sold in a pharmacy, or simple dill water, which can be prepared at home alone. To do this, you need 5 grams of dill seeds, pour 100 ml of water and cook the broth in a water bath for 20 minutes. The resulting water should be added to 100 ml and left to stand. Give a child a few spoons throughout the day.
- From synthetic means that you canto advise in a pharmacy, you can use drops of BabyBalm, Sabsimplex or Espumizan suspension. 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's side or at least not cause him severe pain.
