my baby has colic help!!!!

I don't know what to do I am suffering from post pardom depression and now my baby has colic I'm seriously going crazy, does anyone have any advice for guieting his crying?

 

Hyland's makes a colic tablet that works well for most babies. It's a homeopathicremedy.

Hold baby face down on your lap. sometimes pressure eases the colic.

Give baby a warm bath.

Try "white noise", like a fan, not blowing on the baby but nearby so he can hear it.

Are you breastfeeding? make note of what you are eating, it takes about 24 hours for a baby to be bothered by what you eat. Most common bothersome foods; broccoli, coffee, sodas, chocolate, beans, cauliflower, dairy, wheat. Eliminate one thing for seven days and see if there's an improvement.

Don't switch breasts until baby has finished the first.

Homeopathic chamomilla 6C is good if the baby has a bloated belly, smelly, green stools and gas, cries and cannot be comforted, needs to be rocked fast, and slow movements make him angry.

Colocynthis 6C if baby has a bloated belly and smelly stools, cries worse before a bowel movement, feels better afterwards and likes to have his tummy rubbed.

Diascorea 6C for babies with windy, rumbly bellies, who arch their backs and won't lie down. They feel better when carried upright.

Magnesia phosphorica 6C if the baby likes warm on his belly, either a warm bath or warm hands, and the baby is nervous or easily agitated.

You can amke a tea with fennel seeds, simmer a teaspoon of seeds in a pint of water for 10 minutes and strain and cool enough for baby to drink. Don't add sugar or honey. Give by the teaspoonful.

Avoid gripe water, it works well but contains a LOT of alcohol!

And remember, it usually goes away by 3 months of age!

 

thank you so much. unfortunately I can't breast feed anymore he has a poor latch on reflex and the nurses at the hospital kept giving him bottles so I had to stop after a few weeks, we were both getting too frustrated. I love chocolate and eat it ALL the time could that be the problem?

 

Not if your not breastfeeding.

Try the homeopathics and see if it helps

 

my family and friends keep telling me not to run and pick him up anymore, It makes me cry to just listen to him bawling in the other room and I always run out there and grab him, it feels too soon to me but what do I know. when should I stop? thanks.

 

he's only 7 weeks old.

 

You never stop picking up your baby when he cries. The reason it's hard to hear is because your maternal instincts are strong and working. Tell your family to leave you alone and let you deal with your baby.

There's no reason for a little baby to be unhappy. Listen to your instincts and pick him up.

Get a sling, like a Maya wrap, so you can wear your baby next to you all the time ans still be able to function and do your daily tasks. It is truly hands free, and keeps baby happy.

http://www.mayawrap.com/p_mayawrap.php

 

i've heard a lot of good things abou the book "the happiest baby on the block" but i havent read it.

ask your health care provider to check your baby for reflux. often 'colic' is undiagnosed reflux.

white noise sometimes helps

the "colic carry" helped my little one when he was colicky

i found a couple of colic articles from mothering (the best parenting mag in the universe. )
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0838/is_n81/ai_18856493
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0838/is_n83/ai_19310810

and dr sears has a book about the "high needs baby" that might help.

know that you're not alone. colic and ppd at the same time are the toughest thing for a mom to go thru. do you have a good support network? blessings to you mama

 

i completely agree with you brighid, but everyone says I'm spoiling him and I'm going to regret it down the road. i really don't know what to do.

 

Do what you know is right, what your gut is telling you to do when he cries. Pick him up!

You can't spoil a little baby by holding him when he cries, but you can make him afraid and lonely if you don't.
He just left the safety of your womb, he still needs you near him alll the time.
trust me, you won't regret it when he becomes a secure, independent toddler.

 

Contrary to Medical Opinion, Babies cry for a REASON. Either w soild Diaper, or Hunger.
We went through this with my 1st born son. There is a simple secret to this.
You know the Baby cereal that comes in flakes like instant potatoes do? Put some in the bed time bottle. Not a lot, just enough that his/her tummy has something to work on.

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


No cereal!

Babies do not ever need to eat cereal, it's empty calories and has no nutritive value. Also, it can upset the tummy and the baby's immature digestive system, put a strain on the kidneys and liver, and pancreas.
Plus, baby cereals are highly allergenic.
No cereal!

 

I found with my god-daughter, that if I held her a certain way, head over my upper arm, with most of the pressure of my lower arm against her belly...She could fall asleep that way, and it helped to relieve her gas...

Just, when you hold him, listen for the signs of when he is truly contented...He'll let you know when he feels more comfortable.

Holly

 

My niece was colic and I used to babysit her five days a week 9 to 5 from the time she was 4 weeks old.


The only thing that we found to work everytime was belly to belly contact. We would lay her on our stomachs with her head up towards ours with a blanket around her the body heat always seems to help her. That and holding her while standing up and twisting at the waist. Those were the only things we found to work consistantly. But all little ones are different...maybe this won't work as well for you...

Hope you find something that helps...

I know how difficult it can be.

Much Love.
Sasha

 

I feel for you. My kids were that way. Especially my second one. Just know that there is an end in sight and it will be okay. The white noise is a good idea. My kids also wanted to be held upright against my chest. They were also quieter if they slept with me.


You know, my in-laws tried to lay that crap on me about letting your baby cry or you'll spoil them. That is such bullshit. A little baby doesn't know how to be manipulative. He just wants you. You should hold him if it makes you both feel better.

My cousin recently had premature twins. Her friend asked me, in front of my cousin's husband, if I had any parenting advice. I said: "Yeah. People are going to give you all kinds of advice, even if you didn't ask for it. Act like it's the most fascinating thing you have ever heard and then ignore it if you think they're wrong. Do what you think is right."

 

I agree with Brig NO CEREAL!!!!! Babies do not have the enzyme (amylase) for digesting starch until around 9-12 months, giving cereal before then is really a bad idea. NOTHING should be put into a bottle except breastmilk or formula diluted to the directions. Cereal can also throw off the electrolytes in formula, and dilute minerals and even prevent absorpsion of several vitamins. NEVER give cereal to a baby this young.

The more a baby is held the LESS he will cry. This is a fact. Babies who are "left to cry" actuallt crt more and eventually develop a form of Detachment Disorder which is misinterpreted by many to be "becoming self sufficent" when in fact he has come to the realization that no one cares about him.

HOLD HIM HOLD HIM HOLD HIM HOLD HIM. YOU CANT SPOIL A BABY. Period. Those people who are giving you "advice" to ignore an innocent child who only NEEDS your attention and constant love are NOT your baby's freind. Neither are they his mother.

Please look into some Attachment Parenting information, the best being a book called The Baby Book by William and Martha Sears (they also have a book called The Fussy Baby which adresses your very concern about "colic.") Also, www.askdrsears.com is a good site. "Attachment Parenting" by Katie Allison Granju is an EXCELLENT book on parenting. You can also go to www.lalecheleague.org for these books. Even if you are not breastfeeding, the parenting books they have are the best.

Get AWAY from people who don't want you to bond with your baby. They have their own Attachment issues, and usuallly get very angry if it looks like someone's baby is getting what they were too selfish or lazy to give their own baby. HOLD YOUR BABY and you can't go wrong.

PLEASE, YOU are the only person he can count on for love and attachment.

How long has your baby been weaned? If this is a food issue, relactating (or getting a HOSPITAL quality pump, like a Lactina or a Symphony) and feeding him human milk may be part of the answer. I worked with a mom yesterday whose baby had been off of the breast for a week, and went RIGHT BACK with no problem. She was nursing like a pro by the time I left her home. I have worked with mothers who have either never nursed or weaned their babies even months before. Relactation can be done. You need a GOOD LC, though, to help you, but it may be the key.

Call 1800TELLYOU for a Pump Rental Station and Lactation Consultant near you. Or go to www.breastfeeding.com or www.iblce.org to find an LC who can help you relactate. I have helped womyn relactate who have had babies weaned for months. All you need to provide human milk is good help (That means NOT the hospital LC, but a private LC, who sees womyn like you all the time.)

 

You can get some very good anti colic teats for the babies bottle these days.. which pretty much stop all air bubbles going through!!

Also Gripe water pretty much sucks.. you can get some good anti colic drops about too... I wont name brands as I am in the UK and you'll have diferent stuff there

 

Thank you guys for all your help, it helps to know that I'm not alone. And with my family saying not to run and grab him, it's not so much during the day they are worried about it's at night, they are worried he wont sleep through the night, because right now I sleep on the couch in the living room with him in his bassinet next to me and every time he cries I grab him and sleep the rest of the night cuddling with him so my question really is when do you start making them sleep through the night?

 

You don't "make" them sleep through the night (has anyone ever been able to "make" YOU sleep, when you aren't ready to?) They sleep through the night when they are ready. As long as your baby is healthy and happy and reaching milestones, sleeping through the night" is really a non issue. Some of my kids were two years old before they were able to "sleep through" but I repspected what their little bodies needed, and they are all now fantatasic sleepers.

Don't "make" your baby do anything. He will let you know what he needs and when he is ready to do things.


It would be really helpful to get The Baby Book by William and Martha Sears or Attachment Parenting by Katie Allison Granju, so you can listen to your baby and KNOW it is OK.

 

thank you that's exacly how i feel, my family are the ones who were concerned, and I'm so new to all of this so I want to do everything right. thank you for all your info.
I love cuddling up to my little man I just don't want him to depend on that everynight, I miss cuddling with my man. :]