Helpful Tips for Comforting Your Colicky Baby (Part 1)

For some of the parents who have not experienced baby colic, here is a brief explanation of this condition. It is a condition where your baby starts screaming and crying excessively without any specific reason. This condition can be very frequent and has a very long period. This condition normally appears three weeks after the baby is born. It often occurs at night, some may say at a specific time of the day.

So how do you comfort your crying and screaming baby for no specific reason? Some parents may go crazy because they don’t know how to comfort their beloved baby, it will seem that anything they do to comfort their baby will not work, and this is suffering for both parents and baby. In addition to crying and screaming, there are also other symptoms of colic including bloating and spitting up.

Parenting’s job can be very stressful, but with the right guidelines, all parents can be happy parents. Here are some helpful steps to help comfort your colicky baby. First of all, it is very important to always check if your baby has the above symptoms. It is always advisable to have a weekly check-up with your baby’s doctor. For breastfeeding parents, try avoiding gas-inducing foods and see if this helps. The baby absorbs nutrients through breast milk, that is why the mother should always be alert about what she is consuming for the sake of her baby. Dairy products are always a hot topic when it comes to a factor in baby colic. Try to eliminate dairy products from your daily diet and it will somewhat relieve your baby as some babies are allergic to dairy products.

For non-breastfeeding parents, try switching to powdered milk formulas. It is important to always ask for the doctor’s approval, safety first. You will never know if your baby has a dairy intolerance, be sure to always monitor your baby and update your doctor on everything. Dairy can be the main culprit for your baby’s colic, make sure your baby is not intolerant to dairy because not knowing it can be very stressful as you have to keep looking for other factors of colic. There are many other good formulas that can help relieve colic and also make the colic symptoms go away in some way.

There is another factor that causes baby colic, which is gases. Gas in your baby’s stomach can cause your baby to cry and scream because it is so uncomfortable inside the baby. The only way to cure that is to relieve the baby of gas. As? It is always advisable to give your baby a massage, massaging your baby not only makes your baby feel relaxed but also helps your baby deal with and get rid of gas. To massage your baby, use any kind of baby oil and lotions to help ease the massage process. Massage your baby’s entire body, from head to toe. Be sure to avoid contact with your baby’s mouth and eyes. Don’t be surprised at the smile on your baby’s face after the massage because the massage really helps a lot.

This is the end of Part 1. You can continue reading the second part of this guide at Part 2.