How to treat colic

Holly Firfer explains what colic is and how to treat babies suffering from it.

[tayyebahkanwal]

I'm first time mother.... I also experienced cholic issue in my baby for 1 and half month.... I observed three reasons
1... Over feeding, just feed baby when demanding.. don't overfeed to sleep her
2.. Give him or her time to play (mean moving hand and feet) to digest milk
3.. Chew food very well don't swallow in hurry.

[StephanieTips]

For colic: if you're breast-feeding, they usually recommend trying to remove all cruciferous vegetables and all dairy. Doesn't always work but you can try. If bottle-fed, idrolized formula seems to work better as well as donkey-based formula. Some probiotics like Lactobacillus reuteri has been proven to help so talk to your pediatrician about that. Another thing that can help is a visit with a baby osteopath. Then you can try baby massages and a tummy hold with a hand in between their legs and placed on their stomach, moving from right to left. You can also try putting them on their back and bringing their legs to their chest.
For reflux: visit an osteopath right away. Follow a diet with no dairy or allergens. Keep them in an upright position while feeding them and then upright until they burp + extra 5-10 minutes. Change their diaper before feeding and never after.

[aussie]

For those who breast feed - express the foremilk off each breast for 1-2 mins before putting your baby on the breast to feed. This is the part of the milk in each breast that contains the highest amount of sugars, which when passing through the digestive system, creates gases and can cause spasming of the colon. If you express this before putting your child on each breast it will significantly reduce the potential to cause colic (spasming of the colon). If you have ever experienced the pain of a spasming calf muscle and now transfer that same pain into the colon, although it is not damaging, it is however excruciating pain and avoidable. Express the foremilk!!!! Non of the GPs or children's specialists had any advice other than "your baby is really healthy and shows no sign of anything wrong. You're doing really well, so it will go away in time, don't worry." It was a trained nurse at a Karitane Mothercraft centre in Australia that told me what to do and my daughter slept peacefully form that day on.

[jinlee]

I will send my friend this news. She really needs to see this. Thanks:)

[michelleloreto]

What worked with me, was changing the bottles I had to dr brown for colic and Gas. Right away I heard a difference in his sucking. He wasn’t taking in as much air. I also used gripe water. I tricked that I learned while trying to confort him, was to hold my baby upwards with his legs crossed up to his stomach, with his back on my chest and just walk around the house till he starts to fall asleep. It can get frustrating trying to calm him down and see him in pain, but you got it :)

[atticusmcfly]

My older brother had colic and my parents almost threw him out the window. I came four years later and apparently I was 'the absolute sweetest'. 30 years later and nothing's changed. 😆

[catherinemarsh]

For those who breast feed, you might want to try expressing the foremilk for 1-2 minutes off each breast before putting your child on to feed. The foremilk contains the most sugars which when digested creates gases that cause spasming in the digestive system. I was shown this by a Karitane nurse in Australia. As soon as I did this the screaming stopped and peaceful sleeps from then on. If that doesn't work then it would be well worth going to a mothercraft centre as they are trained to show you how to overcome the problems and if that doesn't work then go to a doctor.

[danieliskander]

..thanks.. we have been having almost similar experiences. Same guilt, same explanations .. first born was walk in the park.. not sure whether there was something we did better ..then came this commander... crying, gas and pains.. we wonderes whether we might have forgotten the bad experiences, or some good tricks.. but now we know. Thqnks

[callumfreebairn]

what a brave mother. her baby's colic must have been distressing for her

[xaranik]

Like most of you, I scoured Amazon looking for something to help my fussy newborn. Gas drops weren't quite cutting it and he seemed to have some silent reflux going on, so into my cart baby magic tea went. This does help my baby when he's crying/fussy and it usually works within a few minutes. It doesn't totally stop the discomfort but it definitely alleviates it.

[cesiliaduarte]

I have finally found an informative, useful, unbiased, non hateful video from CNN, it's hard to find since they don't do journalism.

[owochar]

How to treat colic? Basically nothing. Wait til he's 3 month old

[nupointerexception]

This video provided absolutely no value.

[xaranik]

I am very skeptical about giving my newborn medicine. but “baby
magic tea” worked very well .it is safe for the baby

[starlist]

Please make it easier for your baby by giving him babies magic tea,
Not only is going to help him with Colic & gas painful experience but also is going to help him sleep and therefore help you sleep.

[MoBikeMa]

Our mothers in Kenya used Gripe water.

[hannahbaker]

my baby was having severe colic and I tried out “baby magic tea” for my little one too. It worked out so well for him! he got calm soon after i gave him… it’s a true relief and most of all its healthy as its made up of total natural substances. he’s super happy now!

[ilove]

Bottle fed babies have tendency to get colic more than the breastfed ones, the air trapped in the tummy.
And the solution is soothing? What happen with baby tummy massage and burping?

[faebalina]

Common not normal.I doubt it’s normal for a baby to cry for 2 hours a day.Its ok to say you don’t know why they are in pain but the dismissal of their symptoms as normal seems unhelpful.

[chakishajohnson]

The best part about this video was the very last sentence.