Colic in Newborns

Following about nine months of growing in the womb of it’s mother, a baby at last enters the world. When a newborn baby has been diagnosed as being a colicky, it may cry for up to 3 or more hours at a time, which is very wearing on one parent, therefore it is very important that both parents share in the care of the infant so they can give each other the necessary rest they need. Doctors refer to the long extreme crying of a newborn as Colic and research is unable to pinpoint why this happens although there are assorted hypotheses that explain this. Two reasons have been put forward for the stomach pain,which are the infant drinking the milk in a much faster pace and the other as baby ingesting air while reastfeeding. It is also possible that the food being consumed by the mother is the cause while some claim the newborns immune system is not yet able to adjust to life outside the womb.

No matter of the cause, pediatricians believe that colic is common among newborn infants, so there is really nothing to worry about, as it will finally go away in a few months in any case. It would be good for a parent to use this as the first step in nurturing and taking care of a child yet, there are some individuals that who believe if this didn’t occur the period of adjustment will be much harder. For newborn infants with colic this is a great solution, but it doesn’t always work. These are a few ideas that parents may try in an effort to alleviate their baby’s symptoms.

If the baby is in the crib, perhaps getting it out and holding or rocking it in one’s arms can do the trick but sometimes singing a song is effective, as the infant will once again fall asleep. Burping the infant, after nursing, can prevent the baby from awakening, but if the infant is full, sometimes a car ride or a buggy ride can relieve it. The baby’s sensitivity to noise can make it wake up again and cry but this can be avoided by not making too numerous sounds although playing a CD of classical music can help make the baby rest.

Another useful way to help the cessation of a infant’s cry is bathing it in a warm bath, but parents do need to be sure its not too hot as it could be too much for the infant’s sensitive skin. It is never too late to give the baby a pacifier as this will make the infant think that it is still sucking onto the mother’s breast when it is feeding time. Since Intestinal colic is connected with gas pains, the moms and dads can also try using Simethicone drops, which has been proven to be effective for making the newborn stop crying.

The last point is that the mother should change her diet because the food may be developing gas which is passed on to the baby in milk. Intestinal colic is nothing serious because it is not even categorized as a disease or a disorder - it is part of the developing phase of a baby. To couples who decide to start a family, this is just one of the many hurdles they must overcome.