Colic - Extra gases formed in the intestines. Gas are formed and delivered to the child an unpleasant feeling in the form of sharp pain. It happens because the organism of the new little man has not yet adapted to the new world. When he was in the womb, he was not bothered, and all the nutrients came through the umbilical cord. After birth, this connection is broken, and the baby learns to suck, swallow and digest the milk alone. Doctors believe that if the newborn suffers from pain in the tummy, these phenomena themselves will pass to three months. During this time, the child's body will adapt and fully adapts.
Colics come from most newborns, about 70 percent of kids worried about abdominal pain and boys suffer more often from colic. Doctors note that the most often susceptible to the occurrence of the firstborn and kids, the moms of which are often nervous and are susceptible to depressive state. Unfortunately, to help the child get rid of pain by a universal drug is impossible, but reduce pain attacks quite real. First you need to try to figure out and understand what the colic means.
What is colic
The attack of pain from colic, it's when a child becomes irritable, restless or excited. He cries a lot - about three hours a day, while the child is absolutely healthy, not hungry, his diaper is dry and he does not want to sleep. Entry of intestinal colic can last from 5-10 minutes to several hours, three times a week. If such a dynamics persists about three weeks - this means that the child suffers from colic. By the way, despite the concern and crying a child, his general condition remains normal, and the weight is not reduced. Intestinal colic do not refer to major diseases, but consider the gastrointestinal tract with infants with a functional impairment.
Causes of occurrence
There are several ways to get rid of colic.
- You can heat the tummy toddler with warm diaper. It needs to be folded fourwise and stroke the iron. Wait a few seconds so that the diaper is not hot, and make a warm applied to the tummy.
- You can heat your baby's tummy, this method is called «Leather skin». Mommy takes a baby and puts him with a tummy on his belly. Kid need to stroke and talk gently with him. Such tactile contact will help the child calm down.
- Observation parents noticed that when the baby is tormented by the gaziki, he shouts and pressing the legs to the tummy. So he instinctively tries to get rid of colic. You can help the baby like this: it needs to flip on the side. If it did not help, take a child in hand so that his tummy lay on his hand, and the head was on the forearm.
- Possess the tummy kid clockwise.
- The most extreme measure is to use a special gas cutting tube. You should know that it is often undesirable to use it.
Prevention measures
If you are worried that your long-awaited kid does not start to suffer from colic, you can start the events to prevent them:
- Our site recommends doing gymnastics every day. The main exercise is to put a child on the tummy so that he stays so much for a couple of minutes. Then turn over the back and stroke the tummy. Repeat the exercise several times.
- If it came to feeding, and you see that the baby has a swollen tummy (it will be solid), first help the baby get rid of gases and then feed.
- Learn to feed the baby correctly. Watch the baby to take the chest correctly and does not swallow air. If you feed a baby from a bottle, you need to buy a pacifier that will prevent air swallowing.
- After feeding, hold the baby «Stumpy», Press it to yourself and intend the back. Baby will release excess air.
- Do not neglect simple grandmother's advice: dopey driver and herbal teas will help the baby.
Pediatricians tips
If the colic do not pass, but only enhanced, you can water the baby with herbic decoction or give pharmacy. ATTENTION, independently acquire medicines can not, only after the doctor's appointment!
Usually doctors prescribe medicines in which enzymes contain probiotics. If you have been prescribed a medicine that is released in capsules, do not worry. Take the capsule and open it. Pull the contents into the container and spread with water or breast milk.
The most popular drugs from colic, which are prescribed pediatricians:
- Probiotics (Bifiform, Linex, Hilak Forte).
- Existing substance Siemeticone (Espumizan, Diephalecty, Bobotik). Preparations are not absorbed into the blood, relieve pain, get rid of gases. Do not cause addiction.
- With the content of enzymes (mezim, Creon). With lactase deficiency helps to digest milk sugar - lactazar.
- Herbal teas from grass Fennel, Anisa, Cumin, Chamomile and dill seeds. It is advisable to brew herbs, accurately observing the proportion. Pharmacy preparations based on herbs - Bebino, Planttex.
Do not attempt to buy everything and a lot, so you confuse and do not understand which drug helped your baby get rid of colic. And most importantly, do not forget that your native little man is not a reason for experiments. So try not to overstat the body of crumbs chemistry.
