Impressive and sometimes agonizing, colic cause a feeling of helplessness among parents. Yet they are common in infants under three months and usually benign.
What is colic and what are the signs?
Colic begins between the second and sixth week, and should not be confused with diarrhea, abdominal pain it causes violent unrelated stool consistency.
Baby colic story begins with a cry so shrill and repeated, then emits gases caused by bloating. He squirms and may have a flushed face. Above all, do not panic!
Colic is very common in infants as a four babies suffers.
Several assumptions were made about the causes of the disorder: first time it has pointed to the milk, then psychological problems, and finally bending to the immaturity of the digestive system, which seems the most likely cause.
How to relieve your baby?
There are several ways you can make a hot-water bottle on her tummy, give him a herbal tea (fennel, for example, reputed to aid digestion), or play a gentle massage on the abdomen that is often very effective . Some positions may also calm your baby.
Drug side
The pediatrician may prescribe powders and syrups, as well as anti-colic and anti-spasmodic, not to mention homeopathic remedies. To comfort your baby, you can hold in your arms, walk and talk softly, and he knows that his mother has her discomfort and it does feel better!
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