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I haven’t slept in a week!
I’m completely exhausted. What do I do?
While there is no substitute for a good night’s sleep, and a colicky baby can sure make that impossible, there are some other things you can do to make sure that your body and immune system can handle the new demands placed on them.
To the rescue: Vitamins!
What are the right vitamins to take?
First, if you are breastfeeding, make sure you ask your doctor before starting on any vitamins. The best place to start is with Vitamin B12. But please exercise caution.
Vitamin D is for more than strong bones.
I am hearing a lot about vitamin D these days. What’s the deal?
Vitamin D is crucial for your health although care needs to be exercised when adding vitamin D supplements to your diet.
Got Milk?
If you are drinking cow’s milk and your baby is acting colicky, the two could be related. You don’t have to be feeding your baby cow’s milk for it to affect them. If you are eating many, or even some, milk products this could be affecting your baby.
American Pediatrics and Cow’s Milk
For the best infant nutrition, pick the right milk source and eventually introduce the infant to solid foods. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants be fed breast milk or iron-fortified formula during the first 12 months of life. Between ages 4 – 6 months, certain solid foods may be added. Breast milk or iron-fortified formula, along with age-appropriate solid foods and juices, during the first year of life provides the most balanced nutrition.
If your baby is having symptoms of colic, then getting rid of the cow’s milk in your and your baby’s diet is a great place to start.
Why does cow’s milk cause problems for my newborn or infant?
Cow’s milk is not bad for us but it is inappropriate for infants or children less than a year old. Why?
If I am giving my baby milk, how much should they have?
My baby just started to cry. Is she teething or is it colic?
First, how old is your baby?
If he or she is six to seven months, the crying may be caused by tooth pain. If your baby is younger, it may be colic. If you suspect your baby is teething, there are remedies available. Parents are often told that with teething, like colic, there is nothing they to do but wait it out. That is just not true.
Food Allergies, Colic and Probiotics
We have experienced many changes to our food supply over the last couple of decades. As a result, allergic food reactions are increasing in developed countries. These changes can have an effect on your baby and can be the cause of the colic.
Shiatsu Massage to Help You Deal With Colic
When dealing with colic, it is important to remember to take care of yourself, as well as your wife, husband or significant other. One thing that you can do is to give each other a quick shoulder massage. This provides a lot of relief without much effort. Often, when people are under a lot of stress, that stress tends to end up in the shoulders and neck. Especially when you are stressed and carrying and increasingly heavy baby.
As parents of an infant with colic, we found the book extremely helpful. The information helped us to determine the causes of our daughter's colic and how we could find the most effective relief for her.The advice we received gave us many strategies to comfort pain and prevent colic symptoms. We highly recommend this book in dealing with colic first hand.
Jessi P., Michigan
We were able to specifically determine which methods would help to ease our daughter’s colic by using the techniques in the book. From a definition of colic, to first steps of response, and finally to more detailed and extensive treatments. Research-based methods, statistics regarding colic remedies, and specific resources are provided to parents in need. This book will be a blessing for you and your baby as you use one of the many methods described to soothe your infant. Tim M., Michigan
"Colic Remedies Guidebook is great! And I wish it had been available when Keilor was born. His colic nearly made me crazy--literally This is GREAT work AND VERY HELPFUL!"
K. Zarley, R.N., Michigan