How to Help a Gassy/Colicy Baby
by Zen Mommy
A picture says a thousand words. (I wish I had a shot of how “productive” this massage was for little Evan…but you probably don’t want to see that picture!) I am fond of saying “every baby is a gassy baby”… but if you are dealing with colic, I want you to know there IS something you can do to help.
Studies show Infant Massage leads to a 50% decrease crying with just 10-15 minutes a day. And if your baby has colic, it helps by comforting and soothing them, helping their digestion and to cope with stress.
I think there is no worse feeling than hopelessness…and if someone told me there was “nothing” I could do…that is exactly how I would feel – hopeless.
If you are dealing with colic…keep hope. If your baby had or has colic, what are some of the things besides massage that you have found help???
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Suzanne Tucker, aka Zen Mommy
In addition to mommying to two magical girls born in 2000 and 2003, Suzanne owns a holistic health center in St. Louis, Missouri where she practices as a physical therapist, Certified Infant Massage Instructor and health education teacher. Certified in a number of healing and life education approaches, Suzanne offers life coaching as Zen Mommy Coach and is the co-creator of the Yogi Parenting approach to positive parenting.
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We tried everything under the sun. The one thing that would make him stop crying is him swaddled and holding him in our arms while bouncing up and down on an exercise ball. For hours and hours.
There are feeding bottles available that can help avoid colic. I think those can really help.
My aunt uses some kind of an ointment and she rubs it to her baby’s stomach every night to keep her baby away from having a gassy stomach. As far as I know it works!
Give your baby a warm bath or place a warm water bottle on your baby’s stomach. Be sure the bottle is not hot!