mommas with babies with colic

Re: mommas with babies with colic

• EriAngel member

  March 2011

  Have you read the Happiest Baby on the Block??  Try what he says:

  Swaddling - Tight swaddling provides the continuous touching and support the fetus experienced while still in Mom's womb.   Side/stomach position - You place your baby, while holding her, either on her left side to assist in digestion, or on her stomach to provide reassuring support. Once your baby is happily asleep, you can safely put her in her crib, on her back.   Shushing Sounds - These sounds imitate the continual whooshing sound made by the blood flowing through arteries near the womb. This white noise can be in the form of a vacuum cleaner, a hair dryer, a fan and so on. The good news is that you can easily save the motors on your household appliances and get a white noise CD which can be played over and over again with no worries.   Swinging - Newborns are used to the swinging motions that were present when they were still in Mom's womb. Every step mom took, every movement caused a swinging motion for your baby. After your baby is born, this calming motion, which was so comforting and familiar, is abruptly taken away. Your baby misses the motion and has a difficult time getting used to it not being there. "It's disorienting and unnatural," says Karp. Rocking, car rides, and other swinging movements all can help.   Sucking - "Sucking has its effects deep within the nervous system," notes Karp, "and triggers the calming reflex and releases natural chemicals within the brain." This "S" can be accomplished with breast, bottle, pacifier or even a finger.

  Swaddling - Tight swaddling provides the continuous touching and support the fetus experienced while still in Mom's womb.   Side/stomach position - You place your baby, while holding her, either on her left side to assist in digestion, or on her stomach to provide reassuring support. Once your baby is happily asleep, you can safely put her in her crib, on her back.   Shushing Sounds - These sounds imitate the continual whooshing sound made by the blood flowing through arteries near the womb. This white noise can be in the form of a vacuum cleaner, a hair dryer, a fan and so on. The good news is that you can easily save the motors on your household appliances and get a white noise CD which can be played over and over again with no worries.   Swinging - Newborns are used to the swinging motions that were present when they were still in Mom's womb. Every step mom took, every movement caused a swinging motion for your baby. After your baby is born, this calming motion, which was so comforting and familiar, is abruptly taken away. Your baby misses the motion and has a difficult time getting used to it not being there. "It's disorienting and unnatural," says Karp. Rocking, car rides, and other swinging movements all can help.   Sucking - "Sucking has its effects deep within the nervous system," notes Karp, "and triggers the calming reflex and releases natural chemicals within the brain." This "S" can be accomplished with breast, bottle, pacifier or even a finger.

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• ALYEATS84

  March 2011

  Our DD has colic too, we have tried the Mylicon drops, side/stomach position, swaddling, walking & patting, GentleCare Gripe Water, and she is on Similac Sensitive Fussiness & Gas formula.  So, far each of these things will work like magic one time and then they will all fail miserably at helping her the next.  The doctors said there was nothing else they would recommend us try that'd we'd just have to be patient with her.  Wish I had better suggestions.

   Oh and we use a pacifier for extra sucking sometimes.

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• twirlyjack73 member

  March 2011

  Recently I read in the NY Times they think colic is caused by a lack of probiotics in the gut.  Then last nite I saw a commercial for Gerber forumula & the emphasis was that they have probiotics just like breastmilk.  So I'd say eat more yogurt, buy some primadopholus or acidopholus & try Gerber if you're ff-ing.

  

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