Archive for the ‘Colic Remedies’ Category
My baby is up all night, does she have colic?
A baby that cries at night may not have colic.
The crying baby can just be tired.
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.
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.
Diet and the colicky baby.
I am very careful about what I feed my baby. If they only get breast milk or non-dairy formula, why are they still colicky?
Needle-free Pediatric Acupuncture, or Shonishin
Shonishin (sho=little, ni=children, shin=needle) is a specialized form of treatment for infants and children that was developed in Japan over 400 years ago. These days, Japanese parents regularly take their children in for treatment, and shonishin’s worldwide popularity is increasing. It carries the benefits of acupuncture without the use of needles. Children find the treatments relaxing and even pleasurable.
Homeopathy for Colic
Homeopathic remedies are cropping up throughout Rite Aid and CVS for helps with colds, flus, and immunity. But did you know that this safe and cheap medicine can be extremely helpful for colic as well?
Probiotics reduce the crying
(CBS) New parents get so much happiness from their little bundles of joy – but infants who have colic can also make them very frustrated, with seemingly endless hours of crying and screaming by the new arrivals, for no apparent reason.
Now, though, research may be pointing to a simple and safe way to reduce the excessive crying.
A new study in the journal Pediatrics finds that a daily dose of a probiotic dietary supplement can help reduce all the fussing.
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PTSD and Colic
Is it possible to experience PTSD post traumatic stress after colic is over, or even while it is still going on? The DMSIII R defines it as:
Easing the pain of colic with your fingers.
Massage: the following discussion was written by Hanna Kitchens, Infant Massage Therapist. For more information or to contact her with questions, please go to infant cures colic remedies by touch.
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