All About Colic
Intestinal colic is so common among babies that most people are not surprised anymore when it happens. A recent mom already stressed from interruptions to her own sleep, eating, and self-care procedures can easily feel overpowered and scared when her otherwise content baby cries uncontrollably and is immune to any soothing attempts. It generally begins between two and three weeks, peaks during the first 2 months or so, begins to lessen at three months, and completely ends by three-and-a-half to four months. Colic really is not all that serious even though it might seem like it is from the way the baby cries. Colic can happen on a daily basis. Pediatricians have not been able to say exactly what induces intestinal colic until now.
After eating, babies can get a continuous stomach ache, we call that colic. Infants will cry for as long as the pain lasts. your baby can cry for hours, depending on how bad the colic is, cheeks can become red from exertion and pain. Signs that your baby has intestinal colic include the abdomen may enlarge or be distended and one leg will extend straight while the other is bent. You can tell your infant has colic if their feet are cold and they are clenching hands into fists. There are a few things you can do to help your baby’s colic. Below are a some ways to prevent your baby from suffering further.
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Feeding can make a colicky baby even worse, so make sure that your child is hungry and not just colicky before you start feeding. There are certain foods that will aggravate the intestinal colic – those with high sugar content, those with undiluted juice will only increase the wind in the belly and thus, aggravate the condition. Intestinal allergic reaction – this may also be a cause of colic so parents need to know what their children are allergic to. It may be from something that the mom has ingested directly something they have given to baby on through the milk when feeding. Colic can be caused by strong emotions like fear, anger, excitement or anxiety, showing these emotions around a colicky baby can cause the colic to worsen.
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You need to stay calm and read up on colic before it happens. Inconsolable crying in an infant can have numerous causes so be ready to the possibility that it might be something other than colic. Since there is no known cause, there is no known cure, so all that can be done is to make it as comfy and as painless as practicable.
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