Suggestions for colicky babies:
1. Motion may help (unless your baby gets motion sickness). Being
carried in a baby carrier, baby swing, or a car ride are tried
and true ideas.
2. If motion doesn't help, try vibration. See page 3 for the Baby
Buzzer which can be attached to most baby seats, etc.
3. Monotonous noises usually put baby to sleep. Running the vacuum,
dishwasher, dryer, or other household appliances may work. (Do
not put baby ON TOP of an appliance as the vibration may gradually
shake his seat off.) The Baby Soother tape is recorded "white
noise" (page 3) and has given our customers excellent results.
Mommy Bear plays a recording of actual womb sounds (page 7)
4. Music sometimes works, particularly music which has the mother's
heartbeat or womb sounds interwoven through it.
5. If baby continues to be colicky, have your doctor examine him,
since there can be some serious conditions that cause baby to
cry, and you don't want to overlook any physical causes. (My nephew
had a twisted intestine that required an operation.) If your doctor
can't find anything wrong, and if your instincts tell you there
could be a physical problem, get a second opinion.
6. Chiropractors can adjust baby after the rigors of going through
the birth canal, relieving discomfort.
7. Baby may have food sensitivities. Components of foods you eat
do go into your breastmilk, so watching what you eat may help
your baby. Common foods that cause problems are: onions, cabbage,
milk, chocolate, nuts, citrus fruit/tomatoes, caffeine/coffee,
brewer's yeast, artificial sweeteners, eggs, wheat, citrus, fish,
peanuts.
8. Fennel tea
9. Homeopathic remedies
10. Swaddling
11. Football hold
12. Sleeping in a semi-reclining position.
13. Massage/backrub/footrub.
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