Colic in a child - 1 month

The nightmare of all the newly-made parents is colic, although they are considered to be an inevitable physiological phenomenon, but they bring a lot of troubles and troubles. As a rule, cutting pains in the tummy appear at three weeks of age and pass when the baby turns 3-4 months old. During this period, children behave restlessly, crying and capricious, forcing parents to worry about it.

Today we will talk about how to help the crumb to cope with the problem, to give him a sound sleep, and parents peace of mind.

First aid for colic in a baby at the 1st month of life

According to the behavior of the baby, it's easy to guess that he is troubled by pains in the tummy. Scarce tuzhitsya, blushes, tightens his legs and screams, while no other signs of the disease he is not observed. Colic can disturb a youngster at any time of the day, but more often it happens closer to the evening or at night. To alleviate the sufferings of the baby in the arsenal of experienced mothers, there are many means. For example, a warm diaper or a warmer, applied to the tummy, a light massage with circular motions around the navel clockwise, a warm bath with herbal decoctions, and a charge will help to cope with the pain sensations. In rare cases, you can use a gas pipe. Removing pain can and with medications. So often, with the question what to give to the newborn child who hardly was 1 month from colic, parents address to the pediatrist. In such cases doctors prescribe special drugs (Espumizan, Bobotik, Subsimplex), but first recommend taking all sorts of measures to prevent the occurrence of pain:

• this is a proper attachment to the chest and a quality bottle that does not allow swallowing the air;
• frequent laying of crumbs on the stomach (this must be done before each feeding);
• compliance with the diet of a nursing mother;
• vertical position. After feeding, the crumb should be maintained in an upright position for 5-10 minutes, so that air coming out during the meal is released.

Also answering the question what to give the child from colic in 1 month, doctors recommend that the baby should be given herbal tea and decoctions (chamomile, fennel, fennel seeds).