Which Home Remedies For Colic, Seem To Work The Best?
The piercing wails and non-stop fussing of baby colic are pretty much driving you and your family crazy. You have tried all the commercial products but nothing seems to work for long and with today’s economy you just can’t afford to spend any more money on colic remedies that just don’t work.
So what can you do? This article will explore the 7 different colic home remedies and help your find one that work best for you and your family.
Why Home Remedies For Colic?
First off as mentioned before commercial and herbal colic remedies can be more expensive than you would like or can afford on a tight budget. Plus there is no guarantee that they work any better than plain old fashioned colic home remedies that were used in grandmother’s day. Below are several time tested colic home remedies:
Put your baby in motion Nothing is as soothing to a cranky baby as mild, rhythmic motion. Rocking (either in a chair or while sitting), swaying, slow dancing around the room, baby swings or basinets are all good ways to use movement and rhythms to calm and relax a colicky infant. Oh and don’t forget the surefire knock-out drop: the car ride.
Use running water If your utility bill can stand or you have access to a table top water fountain, the sounds of flowing water has soothed savage beasts….hmm, babies for thousands of years. If a fountain or babbling brooks are impractical, you can always record the sound of running water and loop it to run continuously. Or you can use other of white noises during the night.
Walk away and let them sleep it off If your child is healthy and well-fed and cared for there is no need to pick them up every time they cry. Colic is not harmful and all children, yes every one of them eventually outgrows it and survives. So make sure the baby is clean, warm and dry and then set them down on their back (never on their stomach) and go away for a few minutes or take a shower.
Remain calm Yes, I know easier said than done, but remember babies cry for all sorts of reasons, colic is just one of many. It’s almost like it’s their job to cry and try to communicate with the world around them. Your job as a parent is to remain calm and rational.
Use massages As often as possible during the day, lay your baby on their back and use a firm but gentle stroking motion around their bellybutton. This clockwise massage can break up trapped gas, help move waste and calm and relax your baby in general.
Hold the baby upright Some babies develop colic from trapped air that they get when eating. By holding the infant up in a vertical position for 30 minutes or so after eating, you automatically let gravity hold down their meals and help them pass gases.
Other good home remedies for colic involve the use of formulas Some babies just can’t digest the sugar (lactose) or proteins of cow’s milk based formulas. If you are using regular formula it is more than likely made from cow’s milk. Gradually switch to a soy or lactose free product to see if this helps.
Now that you know more about colic home remedies you can start to explore the various methods that can help your colicky baby the best.
