Massage with colic

The birth of the baby is a wonderful moment in the life of every family ... And now, before the newly minted mom and dad got accustomed to their sweet little baby, how he starts screaming for several hours. "Dancing" of the baby with the parents can last until late at night, and even generally until the morning.

The diagnosis in this period is very common among newborn babies - colic due to excessive accumulation of gases in the intestine.

How to help your child during colic?

There are several ways to combat this ailment:

  1. Smooth the soft diaper with a hot iron, fold it four times and apply a warm one on the tummy.
  2. Use the gas pipe.
  3. Add droplets of gas-evolving medicine to a tablespoon of breast milk or a mixture. The most harmless fennel.
  4. Massage your tummy.
  5. Carry out a set of exercises to relax the intestinal spasms.
  6. In a bath with warm water, do exercises that relieve spasms.
  7. More often lay the child on the stomach.

Massage with colic

Very useful thing - massage. He will cheer you, and the daddy, and the child. Best of all, when doing a massage, humming funny songs and telling funny rhymes. The child, seeing your smile, will not be alerted, but will take part in the game.

Some methods of tummy massage with colic:

We offer examples of exercises that also help to cope with colic.

Exercises:

  1. Straighten the child's legs, and then bend, pressing his knees to the tummy, pressing it down a little. Do up to 15 times.
  2. Just like in the first exercise, but the legs are bent one at a time.
  3. Raise the legs up and twist like a bicycle.
  4. The right leg to pull to the left elbow through the tummy, try to let the elbow and knee touch. Also do with the other leg and hand. Repeat 6 times in each direction.

The most effective will be these exercises in conjunction with massage for colic in newborns. They are also very effective if performed during bathing.

The main thing is not to leave anybody aside - teach all the members of the family how to massage with colic, so that everyone can feel necessary and important in life baby.