Baby's colic
Release time : 06/09/2025 09:30:01
Normally healthy infants, at least 3 hours of crying per day and 3 days a week are required.
If your baby's symptoms match the above, then it is likely colic.
So, what should I do with baby colic? What is the cause of intestinal colic? What are the symptoms of my baby's intestinal colic? How to relieve my baby's intestinal colic? How to prevent my baby's intestinal colic? Let's take a look at the details below.
Baby colic When your baby is uncomfortable due to cramps, your baby may have colic.
What should you do if your baby has indigestion? Try the following: 1. Use a pacifier during nursing.
Because the pediatrician said: "Be sure to plug the hole that causes bad sounds."
2. You can use a towel to warm your baby, wrap them up, and make them feel comfortable.
3. You can put him in a cradle or a stroller.
4. You can use your baby's back pocket for a long walk with your baby, or you can hold your baby directly.
5. It is possible to massage the baby's abdomen.
6. You can put a bottle of warm water on your baby's stomach.
You can also place your baby horizontally on your knees, massage, or apply volatile substances such as peppermint to promote intestinal excretion, or give a laxative enema, which sometimes works.
Letting your baby drink milk, and intimate contact can also help soothe the baby.
If it still cannot improve or it will develop, you must see a doctor for a detailed examination.
9. Excited babies will calm down in some quiet environments, keep the room quiet, try to avoid interference from guests, speak more easily, and move more slowly when taking care of the baby.
Note, remember that it is very dangerous to stop crying by shaking your baby.
The cause of my baby's intestinal colic Although intestinal colic is not a disease, it can cause temporary physical discomfort, and my mother is very worried.
Pain caused by strong contraction of intestinal smooth muscles or flatulence in infants is the most common type of acute abdominal pain in children. It often occurs at night, most occur within 3 months of the baby, and most occur in irritable, excited and restless babies.
So, what is the cause of intestinal colic in infants? Let's take a look.
1)When pumping, babies swallow a large amount of air, or cry and inhale more air, forming bubbles in the intestines and causing abdominal pain.
2) Feeding too full will cause excessive expansion caused by discomfort in the baby's stomach, or when the baby is in tears, it indicates that the stomach is hungry.
3) Milk allergy-induced colic is also very common.
4)Excitement causes irritation to the baby and can also cause intestinal colic.
What are the symptoms of my baby's intestinal colic? Sometimes, the baby cries very hard. Bao Ma is very worried, but she doesn't know why the baby is crying.
Many precious moms don't know that it's intestinal colic.
What are the symptoms of bowel colic in your baby? The following are some of the symptoms of my baby's intestinal colic.
1. Babies who cry constantly usually cry at a fixed time of the day, mostly at night or midnight, sometimes for hours, loudly and in a lower voice than usual.
2. Abdomen bulge If the baby is lying, the abdomen is higher than the chest, and the touch is hard, pressing will cause the baby to feel pain. This may be due to colic causing flatulence.
3. Unable to fall asleep The pain caused by intestinal colic will make your baby feel uneasy and unable to fall asleep.
Your baby may also wake up from sleep in the middle of the night due to pain and cannot fall asleep.
For example, Bao Ma should try her best to calm the baby, shaking it gently, or tapping it lightly to eliminate the baby's anxiety.
4. Severe colic with flushing or white face can cause the baby to turn pale and the hands and feet can curl up to the abdomen, as if the baby is in pain.
From time to time, the hands and feet will be straightened and then retracted again.
5. In addition to crying to express pain, the baby also shows physical discomfort, such as clenching fists and kicking.
Parents should pay careful attention to their baby's body language to determine how their baby responds to colic.
Continuous vomiting and gas in the intestine can cause spasms, and if an infant is crying for a long time at night, it may be colic.
Parents can try massage or hot compresses for babies to relieve discomfort.
How to relieve my baby's intestinal colic? Babies who develop colic often feel uncomfortable.
When your baby has colic, the mother must master effective measures to make the baby's pain symptoms disappear quickly.
How to relieve my baby's intestinal colic? What is the correct way to manage intestinal colic in infants? 1. Giving babies a pacifier can sometimes be good for the baby's colic, probably because sucking is a comfort to the baby itself.
2. Lay your baby on your stomach and lie on your lap or on a hot towel wrapped in a towel.
You can also cool the thermos bottle slightly and rub or pat your baby's back. This will help reduce flatulence and relieve abdominal pain.
3. Gently rubbing the baby's belly, apply moisturizing cream or baby oil to your hands, and gently rub it around the navel in a clockwise direction on the baby's belly to help eliminate intestinal gas and relieve gastrointestinal bloating.
4. Have the baby lie on their side. You can use the pillow's side to keep the child in a side position.
This position exerts some pressure on the child's abdomen, alleviating abdominal pain to a certain extent.
5. Take your baby for a stroll; babies with colic enjoy movement.
If your baby is like this, you might buy a sling or a front-facing baby carrier so the baby can help with household chores.
6. Open the hot water tap in the bathroom and place your baby in a rocking chair on the floor of the bathroom or open the showerhead and hold the baby.
Steam and rhythmic water can help calm a crying baby.
7. The mimicking of sound uses your mouth to produce rhythmic "hush-hush" sounds next to the baby's ear.
When the baby is in the mother's womb, accompanied by the sound of the mother's blood flow, the sound is rhythmic and disjointed.
Familiar sounds will make your baby feel safe.
How to Prevent Intestinal Diarrhea in Babies? The intestinal spasm is often the main reason for babies crying more and more.
Therefore, to prevent such occurrences, it is essential to take precautions.
How to prevent my baby from colic? Let's take a detailed look below.
1. Use the correct feeding posture, do not lie down to feed the baby, tilt the baby about 30 degrees, and drink the baby milk powder vertically as much as possible.
2. Baby milk powder is fed, the nipple is filled with milk, and there is no gap between the nipple and the baby's mouth.
3. "Eating your hands" will increase the amount of air entering, trying to divert your baby's attention and reduce "eating" situations.
4. After feeding, keep upright and burp.
Tap or rub his back until hiccups stop.
5. Abdominal massage and warmth: Use the palms to warm up, and rub the baby's abdomen clockwise with the palms to help expel gas.
6. Step-Up Exercises: Alternately push the baby's legs forward with a step-up exercise.
7. Comfort: It has a soothing effect on baby's sucking. It can be relieved by feeding or using a nipple.
To avoid overfeeding, a nipple is a good choice.
* The medical part covered in this article is for reading and reference only.
In case of discomfort, it is advised to seek medical attention immediately. The diagnosis and treatment should be based on the examinations conducted in person by a doctor.