When do babies start colic?
The age at which colic begins in newborn babies is very individual. On average, they appear in the second or third week of life and last for one to two months. If the baby was born prematurely, tenderness in the tummy will manifest itself a little later. As a rule, by three months the problem disappears, digestion in crumbs is normalized.
Answering the question, what time does colic begin, any parent will say that they arise in the evenings and at night. However, there is no strictly defined period when they arise, because all children are unique. At the same time, if the period of spasms has come, as pediatricians believe, the baby will suffer from them for at least three hours a day. The spasms can appear as follows: the baby cries, presses the legs to the chest, knocks on them, refuses to eat and drink, overstrains (to the redness of the face), and strains the tummy. Gases can escape from him, the stool becomes more frequent. Sleep and wakefulness is completely broken.
What to do when the colic begins in infants?
When colic begins in a newborn baby, mom or dad should have patience and understand that the baby is suffering and needs help. It needs:
- often spread on the tummy (before each feeding);
do a tummy massage with gentle strokes clockwise (40 minutes before and 40 minutes after feeding); - give dill water , tea with chamomile (on a teaspoon before feeding);
- keep the "post" after eating for 15 minutes, so that the air that was swallowed during meals, came out in the form of belching;
- freely swaddling, so that the baby could move handles and legs.
It is also important that the nursing mother should eat herself properly. It is necessary to exclude from your diet products such as: cabbage, tomatoes, eggplant, radish, radish, legumes, dairy products, onions, garlic, cucumbers, alcohol and coffee. On the recommendation of the pediatrician, you can use medicines and a gas pipe to ease the condition of the crumbs.