newborns

[Venus]

Originally posted by squeaky
she's not that cute at 4 in the morning!
what can be done to prevent colic?

Squeaky, not all babies develop colic. However, my son had it from the day he was born & it stopped suddenly when he was about 6 weeks old. I used to dip his dummy into gripe water rather than give him a proper recommended dosage & always used Infacol before a feed. I also found that the colic improved greatly when I had him sleeping in bed next to me. I'm a single mom so this was an easy solution for me but, understandably, not so easy when you're a couple & one of you has to get up for work in the morning! I also learnt some brilliant baby massage techniques which helps to shift any stubborn wind as well as relaxing the baby. Get a very mild baby lotion that is scented with camomile & lavender, then VERY GENTLY rub it into the baby's tummy in circular movements in a clockwise direction (the direction of the intestines) & then the same on the back but in an anti-clockwise direction.

The medical world don't really know what causes colic yet & in really bad cases, some doctors even recommend taking your baby to a chiropractor as it's suspected that colic may even be caused by a minor injury during birth.

I also strongly recommend this web site to anyone who is a parent of a baby or about to become a parent: http://www.babycentre.co.uk/