Colic

I have had some friends that have had a lot of luck wiht chiropractic care for colic. good luck. I'm new to this area as well and have no idea whom to recommend

I would suggest you take evrything out of your diet - dairy, spices, vegetables like cabbage, brussel sprouts onions, broccoli (the cruciferous ones), meat and only eat bland foods for two days. See if the colic stops. It wont take long to notice the difference. Then, slowly, eat more things, one at a time to see what it is that is disturbing him. My guess is it is the dairy, and or the vegetables. The babies digestive track is not able to handle the dairy. They get what ever you eat!
Goodluck!

Please, whatever you do, do not follow Babywise. It has been criticized openly by pediatricians because it can lead to dehydration in infants. It was written by Christian fundamentalists who haven't any educational credentials in the field of child development. It's a cruel thing to do to a baby to follow the advice in that book. If you need help getting your baby through fussy periods, I'd check out The Happiest Baby on the Block. There are some great, compassionate suggestions in that book, and letting your child cry it out or go hungry to accommodate your schedule are never suggested. If sleep becomes an issue (and it shouldn't be one, as your boy is only two weeks old and is naturally designed to wake up often), I would suggest The No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley. It is a great guide to helping your baby sleep through the night without ever suggesting that you should just let your baby "cry it out." Anything by Dr. Sears is child centered advice as well. Good luck!

Hello, there. When my son was a baby, we went through every formula there was. He had more of an acid reflux, gassy, bouncing for hours especially at night. We switched to soy. They sell mylicon gas drops and I think now it just came out they sell colic medicine- homeopathic. We even boiled Cammamile hops and made a tea to settle his tummy and he had to sleep in his car chair at an angle in his crib with the vibration on. This was 7 months. You can try some of these things. Soy definatley changed alot. Type of bottles. We went to the Playtex with the liners just like the old days so we could make sure no air. Its trial and error. They make more now than they did 3 years ago. Good luck. Congratulations on your baby if you have already had him. What part of SC? I lived in Myrtle Beach when I was young, military.

hi S.

have you been eating chocolate? if you are, thats a big no,no. that will also cause colic!!
im not sure but i heard that a little peppermint candy in the babies water is suppose to help but do'nt take my word for it.
there is a nurse line you can call, and maybe they can help.
its 602-230-care (2273)

i hope they can help you...
good luck!!! "L."

Have you tried Similac's Alimentum? It made wonders in my premature twins. It should work in 24 to 48 hours. Also try Mylacon drops, you can get them at any RX. Gripe Water also helped, you can get it a health food stores. Good luck.

You can also try gripe water :). Try to limit the amount of time of crying, too, as that will exaggerate it. I bought a sling to carry my son around in, feed in, etc... and it did wonders! The warmth of being tummy to tummy really helps, as does being upright. Here are some links:

http://www.mobywrap.com/
http://www.gypsymama.com/
http://www.kellymom.com/parenting/sling.html... directions to make your own

Try babies magic tea to your child, it's safe for him. Also you drink it yourself and pass it to your baby through your milk supply.

Dear S.,

Congratulations on your new baby! I am a mother of a 2 year old little girl. I thought she had colic as well, as I did as a baby. It turns out, in my case, that Gianna was not getting enough milk. I was not fortunate to produce much and had to start supplementing in my third month. By month four she was 100% formula fed. I think your baby is still old for this to be the case. My advice is the following...if it is just spit up..it's normal, cut out anything with bubbles (even sparkling water), swadle your baby, look into reflux (it is very common these days that babies get bad heartburn), and trust your gut. In my case, I knew better than my pediatricians. Keep in mind..this two shall pass!!! Good Luck!

C.

Hi S.~
We have a 7 week old little boy and right around 2 weeks he also started to get very fussy and we thought he had colic but it turned out that he was just fussy for about 2 weeks and right around 4-5 weeks he started to calm down.
I also cut out gassy foods and coffee (not sure if any of that helped but at that point we'd try anything ;)
The one thing that really helped calm him was white noise. We started out with the hair dryer and then downloaded some white noise on our ipod. That has been a life saver for us and seems to still calm him down when he's fussy or ready for a nap.
Also a couple of good books to try out are BabyWise, and Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child. Both are really good at helping you get your baby in a good routine for sleep and eating.
Good luck!

Fennel is an herb that you can drink as tea and it will get to the baby through your milk. It is good for flatulance and also stimulates milk supply! It is a good remedy for colic. Steep 1-2 teaspoons of the seed in 8 oz of water, for 30-40 min. Drink 2-3 cups per day. Catnip would also be a good choice. I gave catnip tea to my baby directly.

Happy mothering!

Why do you think he has colic? Is it because he is crying a lot at night and not sleep well? If so this is normal for a newborn and not colic. Around 6 weeks are when newborns start to sleep better at night and stop crying for most of it. Don't switch your formulas too much or this will aggravate his little tummy too!

make sure your milk supply is good, my first baby cried a lot and it turns out I didn't have enough milk so she was starving. Also since I just had my third I can tell you from experience that babies just need to be held A LOT!!! I remember getting frustrated with my first because EVERYTIME I put her down she would cry so when I had my second child I bought a sling from www.lucky-baby.com and she basically lived in that thing for the first 3 months and it made all the difference in the world. She was such a happier and more content baby. Once they hit about 2 1/2 to 3 months they are a lot less gassy and a lot more content to be put down. I know it can be very frustrating but hang in there!!!

the mother's milk tea just made our little boy worse - as did gripe water and supplementing with any kind of formula.
soy, if i ate it, gave us both hot flashes.

i nursed a couple of times a day, but pumped 3 times a day at first and then twice - was able to breastfeed for more than a year. had to up my water intake IMMENSELY.
at least with bottle feeding the breastmilk we knew for sure he was getting at least a certain amount every day. it helped to never give him more than 5 oz at a time.

in the end, we discovered he had reflux and had to put him on zantac at 9 weeks - only after he'd been inconsolable and vomitted everything i gave him - 5-6 ounces all over me and our whole house - for 2 weeks.
i was wearing 5 shirts a day. my and his laundry was out of control and the last thing on my list.

finally decided the zantac was worth it.
was only on it a little while - till he started with solids and then he was fine.

our other baby had some reflux too - but with her, the doc recommended adding rice cereal and elevating the bed - worked like a charm - but she was already past 6 weeks.

with a 2 week old, you have to be careful with all the different things. i seem to recall with both of them that they went through a stage of restlessness and discomfort at about 2 weeks. we weathered it out and just developed a nighttime routine with each of them (different for each one) -but basically, dinner, bath (warm unless feverish) with lavender oil drops for baby (i use big cups of water and pour them over her - put about 2-4 in each big cup), then quiet time in the living room - usually books, then wrap baby (swaddle -she can get out of everything except the miracle blanket- worth way more than 30 bucks), then finish the bottle, rock till she gets sleepy, listen to quiet music/waves, then put her down in her bed to fall asleep.

whatever you do - do it the same everytime you put the baby down for the night.

foodwise,
i have been on a diet of low dairy products - no milk or ice cream, no strawberries, no nuts, no citrus, no gas producing vegetables, no beans, no onions, no spices, LOW caffiene, LOW chocolate, lots and lots and lots of water, bulked up on animal protiens, fiber, veggies and fruit.
i've done this for about 3 years now.
it's helped alot with the quality of their sleep... and mine.

my best advice to you is don't doubt your intuition and take care of yourself. otherwise, you'll go crazy.

express some milk so somebody else can feed the baby in the morning or at night and you can sleep about 8 hours straight.
wake up, get a good hot shower, pump again and eat a healthy breakfast.
THEN go back to being a mommy.
you need to rest.
your milk quality and your state of mind (mood/emotional wellbeing) will be much much better!!!

next time you're at the grocery store, buy yourself some flowers. if you're trapped in the house with a baby, you can at least have something pleasant to make you smile.

at least once a week - sleep in.

if you don't have family near, find a friend or somebody you REALLY trust and have a night or afternoon out with your husband - even if it's just to dinner.(work with the baby's schedule)
the sitter should come to your house the first time. eases your mind.

remember that there have been millions of colicky babies and yours certainly is in good company - as are you--- and all those mothers made it - you will too.
what's more important for your child is not that you're with him every minute of the day attending to every need, but that you're the best mommy you can be and soemtimes that means getting somebody else to help.

you're in this for the long run, don't wear yourself out early on.

hang in there.

when your child is grown and a productive member of society, you'll look back at this and know you're a better person for it... stronger than you ever thought you could be... motherhood does that to people.

winston churchill once said,
"courage is the only virtue we can pretend."

go take a hot bath :)
s