A baby has colic because his digestive system is not mature. Or a baby may have a sensitive digestive system. In fact, newborn babies have a digestive system with fewer amount of enzymes and digestive juices that are needed to break down the food and to process the proteins in milk. Therefore it results in painful gas in a baby's stomach.
That is why the babies cry bitterly and very excessively, at the same time of the day, every day. Usually, the babies start crying in the late afternoon and evening. Now the question is If the baby is crying because of colic or because of some other reason. When your baby starts crying check his belly, you would see it looks enlarged, and while crying he pulls up his legs and releases the gas. Now, your baby weeping because of gas in his stomach. Now, you need to soothe your baby.
--> Suggestions to save a Baby to have Colic:
Now there are some suggestions that would help the parents to save their kid from colic. Mostly, infants have to face such colic problems. It is said that babies carry colic in their tummy because inhaling more air to their stomach while taking their food. Now the question is "when they inhale the air?" and "How to keep them away from getting more air in their stomach?" For this purpose, you can take the following steps for desired results.
- If you are feeding your baby formula milk, and, serving it in a bottle. Then make sure that hole of nipple is not too small and the bottle should not contribute to more gulping.
- In both cases, breastfeeding and formula feeding,if you keep the feeding more upright, it may cause the air inhaled to the stomach with the milk.
- Feed your baby in time, minimum within 2hours. If your baby is more hungry and is starting to crying for food with hunger. There are chances to gulp air with the food.
- Burp up your kid properly, during his feed.
These few cautions will help your baby to get out of colic pain.
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