All newborns suffer from the so-called acute colic which is a state of severe pain felt by the child from the first week of birth until the age of four months, as the mother is sometimes unable to calm the child and feel sad and resort to crying is also an involuntary solidarity feelings With her little child suffering.
When to know that the child has colic
- It is normal for the child to cry every day for about two hours intermittently, but in the case of colic, the tone of crying is sharp and screaming severely and the Nuba is consecutive and difficult to control and calm the child.
- Moving the child to his feet towards his stomach with the arches of the back and this is a clear indication that the child suffers from severe colic.
- Take out some of the wind while you cry and when you put the baby’s belly on the palm of the hand and massage on the back feels comfortable This indicates the sharp colic of the child.
- Frequent and significant breastfeeding for a long time This indicates that the child feels pain and discomfort and tries to calm himself by breastfeeding.
Causes of colic in infants
All children and all children are infected with acute colic because of shortness or any other thing. The child is reduced or is a sign of the health or bad health of the child, but is due to scientific reasons related to the child’s digestive system:
- The child’s digestive system is not mature enough to suck milk, whether natural or artificial.
- Smoking during pregnancy and during breastfeeding.
- Child injury to gases and air intake to the stomach.
- Development of the child’s cerebral nervous system.
Treatment of colic in infants
- Find out why the colic is determined by the mother in knowing the affairs of her child, when determining why the treatment is easier and the child is calmed faster.
- If the child is breastfed, the mother should pay attention to the daily menu, as there are many foods that cause the mother and child, including legumes of all kinds. They are transmitted through milk to the child, alcohol, smoking and stimuli, so they are afraid to get away from them as much as possible.
- If the baby breastfeeds bottles of milk, it is best to choose the bottle that is suitable for the child’s age and determine the type of milk that suits the child’s health.
- Feeding the child whenever necessary and not to determine the dates and times of breastfeeding this age.
- Sometimes babies experience difficulty digesting milk and especially when they contain high sugar, which is found in breast milk and artificial milk.
- Exposing the child to extreme jitter hurts the child and makes him cry. Therefore, it is preferable to put the child in a calm way with a one-way massage on his stomach by light pressure that may help him to remove gas and air from the abdomen.
- You can play sounds that contain vibrations such as a flask or vacuum cleaner and prefer the flares and put it on the bed from afar and you will notice that the child sleeps quietly and comfort.
- Giving the child a warm bath can calm him down and make him sleep comfortably for hours on end.
- Preparation of dipped cumin and anise seeds and then give it to the child will note that the baby began to guide.
- The mother and father have to be patient and compassionate for the little child who feels the pain and does not know how to express his pain except by shouting.