Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 Hi All, My baby is nearly completing 5 months on this 31st and for past 4 to 5 days she suddenly starts crying and puts her hand in her mouth frequently. If we give our hands to her she tries to put that also in her mouth. normally she is a calm baby but suddenly she gets irritated. some times she also takes her hand near her ears. I am not able to understand what could be the reason. We are very much afraid of this behaviour of hers. Kindly suggest. One more thing she is not regular in passing stools, she does it after three or four days and also sometime when we give her Baal jeevan ghutti. She keeps her mount open while she is sleeping . we have observed that her nose is blocked and she can't breath properly through her nose. also while feeding she makes lots of noise from her nose and mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Apart from the breathing problems..could she be teething? ayurveda, TIMLU <loveyoutimlu wrote: > My baby is nearly completing 5 months on this 31st and for past 4 to 5 days she suddenly starts crying and puts her hand in her mouth frequently. If we give our hands to her she tries to put that also in her mouth. normally she is a calm baby but suddenly she gets irritated. some times she also takes her hand near her ears. I am not able to understand what could be the reason. We are very much afraid of this behaviour of hers. Kindly suggest. One more thing she is not regular in passing stools, she does it after three or four days and also sometime when we give her Baal jeevan ghutti. She keeps her mount open while she is sleeping . we have observed that her nose is blocked and she can't breath properly through her nose. also while feeding she makes lots of noise from her nose and mouth. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Most important data missing here is whether the baby is nursed by mother or external milk is provided. The vaccine history is also missing here, important from the immune system malfunction angle. Parents are requested to approach nearest Vaidya rather than making Vaidyas guess here based on remote patient and inadequate data. However, mothers should not be discouraged from seeking educational info here. Under the circumstances following logic is applied. There are few clues here, which support guess by riley_flower. 1. She puts her hand in mouth frequently while crying. 2. Age is nearly 5 months. Generally, based on experience of several parents, doctors, formula is number of teeth = age in months -6 based on experiences in authors childhood. These days, as babies grow more rapidly, they mature in puberty more rapidly, one can assume in this case that at least two teeth are starting to come out of gums. 3. Babies get itching near gums, hence baby is trying to suck the hand or fingers of others. Indian mothers used to give a wooden piece shaped like teat, so that baby can relieve the itch. 4. Tooth pain causing head ache, ear ache is well known in elderlies. Baby is taking hands near ear too. 5. Constipation could be due to diversion of energy to teeth formation, reduced calcium, magnesium due to diversion to teeth formation. Constipation (Vata) and mineral deficiency link is known. Due to synthetic calcium not acceptable to body, deficiency in mothers is common, and then breast milk too mineral deficient. Many babies excreate loose or watery greenish unformed stools due to reduced action by bowels. In this case, however, bowels are slowed down and perhaps lack the energy/minerals to drive them. Ama (toxins) formed as a result have reduced digestive juices, giving rise to undigested ama to cause nose blockage, giving rise to babies keeping the mouth open for breathing. Leaky guts as a result of vaccine induced auto-immunity, undigested food particles sucked in the blood and resultant allergic reaction can be ruled out since there is no mention of baby having recurring attacks of cold etc. and the breathing noise is only during feeding. Baby is otherwise calm. 6. Despite all above logic, parent is suggested to approach nearest ayurvedic vaidya. If baby has milk allergy and if all this is immune system response for the first time, if there is chest congestion, the situation could worsen too. A stich in time saves nine. If teething is going on, it can be confirmed by a simple test. Slide your finger underneath gums. IF there is a sharp edge getting formed, assume teething is causing the symptoms. Sweet water made from large crystal sugar (Misri) and few drops of lemon added to it can be given every 4 hours to baby in that case. This relieves the symptoms. 7. Use of castor oil wick may relieve stress from constipation. Another alternative is application of warm oil in which a pinch of asfoetida added, on belly button of baby. Follow by low heat fomentation. These things should be done by an experienced elderly lady, in case no Vaidya nearby. Just by moving nabhi, one can relieve constipation. dr bhate ayurveda, "riley_flower" <riley_flower wrote: > > Apart from the breathing problems..could she be teething? > > > ayurveda, TIMLU <loveyoutimlu@> wrote: > > > My baby is nearly completing 5 months on this 31st and for past 4 > to 5 days she suddenly starts crying and puts her hand in her mouth > frequently. If we give our hands to her she tries to put that also in > her mouth. normally she is a calm baby but suddenly she gets > irritated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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