Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hi there, I have a two month old son who is suffering from colic. We have tried everything from changing my diet several times (as I am nursing him), to Gripe Water, and homeopatic colic remedies, Amthyst Crystals on his tummy - you name it and still the poor little thing cries from 7 - 9 pm...every night. He doesn't appear to be in pain, he is clean and dry, fed, and burped - still he can't settle for anything. I am curious if anyone here has any suggestions they could offer to help with his colic symptoms. Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 A friend of mine used very gentle circular tummy rub while holding the baby. She said it didn't work every time, but did seem to help some time. She said that the baby swing next to the radio playing music helped, too. From what I've heard, also, colic usually away when a baby becomes three months old. " It's like magic! " is what this friend said. One day screaming, the next day no more. Good luck! Karen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karen M. Chan | kmchan | Whatever Happens... Smile! http://www.linkline.com/personal/kmchan/index.html P.O. Box 1390 / La Canada, CA 91012-5390 <> <> <> <> <> * Beautiful skin is just a click away! * * Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant! * * http://www.marykay.com/karenchan * * Contact me for your FREE facial at karenchan * On Thu, September 11, 2008 11:53 am, Tammy wrote: > Hi there, I have a two month old son who is suffering from colic. We > have tried everything from changing my diet several times (as I am > nursing him), to Gripe Water, and homeopatic colic remedies, Amthyst > Crystals on his tummy - you name it and still the poor little thing > cries from 7 - 9 pm...every night. He doesn't appear to be in pain, he > is clean and dry, fed, and burped - still he can't settle for anything. > > I am curious if anyone here has any suggestions they could offer to > help with his colic symptoms. > > Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Tammy > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 That's what I was going to suggest. Also holding the baby over your left arm, with her head up towards your shoulder and legs hanging over the forearm, that also helps... Good luck and I sure hope you don't end up with one like mine... at 14, she's still colicky x 10 K On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:28 PM, Karen M Chan <kmchan wrote: > . > > > -- Kathleen Petrides Bead Hussy http://www.BeadHussy.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Oh man, that part of my firstborn I don't miss......my pediatrician said the cure for colic was to treat the parents lol.......we did have to go to a med, last resort, that kid hurt and she hurt for hours....now days they use the gas drops to see if they might have gas bubbles and you don't want to know what my grandma used.......I'm of the age some of our moms would rub our gums for teething with whiskey....( i bet) and cola syrup for colic. Some say peppermint tea , it seemed to help to lay her on a warm heating pad on my lap so I could gauge the temp of the pad.......so, here are some tips for just general babies. I tried the peppermint, she didn't like it nor did I. But bouncing her a little on my lap with a warm pad did help in some cases, not all. in the old days they made an onion syrup or tea.......lots of sugar......ick......and no, I do not recommend that. put them in their bassinet and move that next to the dishwasher.....that calmed my baby. I ran more empty dishwashers than anyone I know and the wasteful water karma got me for it, i haven't had a dishwasher in years......=( record yourself vacuming....that back and forth motion , just vacum slowly , the dishwasher and the vacumn are sounds they know and sort of like those bears they had with in utero sounds....turn that up just audibly.....if she wont feel calm,at least your stress level will go down LOL. And I wonder why all of my girls loved Pink Floyd LOL! They said they don't recall a time they heard it for the first time.....of course they didn't, they heard thru my tummy and to this day, that cd, Dark Side of the Moon, chills them out. They burned their own cds taking out the alarm clock part. when you take a toddler out and want to actually eat a meal and not bug other customers, some of them are escaping their kids......put about a heaping tablespoon of regular flour and put in on the tray. Those babys will put their fingers in it and it fascinates them. That I can vouch for as well. if they get antsy while out eating and the flour is not what you want to do, my doc told me to buy cellophane in colors and cut if about 6 -8 inches square and they like the crinkle it makes.....mine was really digging that. I showed both of those tricks to my youngest and she said it worked for Emilee and well too! I have loads of tips and the great part, you dont have to invest a mint. Poor baby, and poor mommy too! evie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 " Hi there, I have a two month old son who is suffering from colic. We have tried everything from changing my diet several times (as I am nursing him), to Gripe Water, and homeopatic colic remedies, Amthyst Crystals on his tummy - you name it and still the poor little thing cries from 7 - 9 pm...every night. He doesn't appear to be in pain, he is clean and dry, fed, and burped - still he can't settle for anything. " " Gripe Water " works best if you're the one taking it, if breastmilk is the only thing the baby is eating (and it sounds like it is). All gripe water is is a syrup made from Chamomile, Ginger, Catnip and Fennel. Makes a right fine tea, which comes through the milk to ease the baby' tummy. Just drink it about 1/2 hour before feeding. Most mums prefer the ease of the drops, but they're not nearly as effective as drinking the tea yourself. Hope that helps! Rebecca www.sagelivingllc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Gosh I feel for you. My eldest was in pain. That baby would draw up and scream. Just the way she cried you could tell......I was in tears when I went to see a pediatrician and told him I'm not a good mom and I think I broke my baby LOL! I was also breastfeeding. She had me so full of milk I could have fed a third world country , she had colic for longer than most and I was exhausted. They did have to give her a med, it was obvious she had pain and then I decided to stop breast feeding danged if she wasn't lactose intolerant....so on to soy and she still had colic. But she was older than your baby. Finally I was told 'put a pinch or two of rice cereal in her bottle' and danged if she didn't settle down.....I guess she was just hungry but she was a chub, so I know she was getting plenty of milk....... That was at 3 months tho. And only once a day and that would be the evening bottle. I never thought it was fair for babies to have to go thru that. And thats why Creator makes em so cute.....so you don't pitch em out of a speeding car......but I did think I was the cause and I had a great doc for her. Most babies who have colic, don't have it very long....thats the good news. So just lamaze yourself thru this time LOL. evie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 ColicCalm was a life-saver for us -- www.coliccalm.com -- and no preservatives like Gripe Water. My son would be in the middle of an uncontrollable fit and within minutes, he'd be alseep with the ColicCalm. Hope this helps! Debbie Rebecca Jones wrote: > " Hi there, I have a two month old son who is suffering from colic. We > have tried everything from changing my diet several times (as I am > nursing him), to Gripe Water, and homeopatic colic remedies, Amthyst > Crystals on his tummy - you name it and still the poor little thing > cries from 7 - 9 pm...every night. He doesn't appear to be in pain, he > is clean and dry, fed, and burped - still he can't settle for anything. " > > " Gripe Water " works best if you're the one taking it, if breastmilk is the > only thing the baby is eating (and it sounds like it is). All gripe water > is is a syrup made from Chamomile, Ginger, Catnip and Fennel. Makes a right > fine tea, which comes through the milk to ease the baby' tummy. Just drink > it about 1/2 hour before feeding. > > Most mums prefer the ease of the drops, but they're not nearly as effective > as drinking the tea yourself. > > Hope that helps! > Rebecca > www.sagelivingllc.com > > > --- > > The information contained in these e-mails is not a substitute > for diagnosis and treatment by a qualified, licensed professional. > > Absolutely no forwarding or copying, in whole or in part, of any messages or postings to others outside the list without the express, written consent of every author of a message included in the forward or copy. > > To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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