My 2 week old seems to have colic, not willing to settle, crying/screaming, inconsolable, drawing up knees and arching back and constant flatulence. The HV advised we 'give it another week' to see if it settles, we unfortunately don't think we can wait another week as LO is clearly in a lot of discomfort and we are at the end of our tether. Any tips on how to help ease colic?
Thanks very much we are desperate x
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Cordypants27 · 23/09/2016 18:02
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MyBreadIsEggy ·
23/09/2016 18:10
Sounds like trapped wind to me that's making little one uncomfortable!
Have you tried tummy massage to help him pass wind and see if that eases his/her discomfort a bit? There's lots of videos on YouTube to show you techniques.
I hate wheb HV's say "oh it's colic" when babies are clearly showing symptoms of other things 
I was told my Dd had "Colic"....she actually had silent reflux
Haggard1 ·
23/09/2016 18:20
Another vote for tiger tree hold here - lifesaver. Keep burping your LO, during and after feeds - 45 mins can be quite usual. If you're BF try cutting out dairy. My DS liked being in the bath so less pressure on tummy - would watch him sleep on his side too - and a good walk in his pram over cobbles or rough terrain would send him off (not sure if it wobbled the wind out of him) and you might find it useful to put something under their mattress to elevate head above feet - we had countless nights (and days) holding DS upright so he could go to sleep. A baby carrier was helpful too during the day. Good luck - it seems like forever but it will pass 
Youhaveupdates1 ·
23/09/2016 20:26
we have a six week old colicky and refluxy baby so know how you feel. We started with colief drops in his milk which helped straight away with the bubbling in tummy he used to get when drinking then we started adding dentinox to his bottle too which reduces bubbles so reduces wind - that has also been helpful. My ds is a lot better than he was but still has bursts of screaming fits which seems like wind, I found that pushing his legs up towards his chest helps the wind come out quicker and so relieves their pain quicker but sadly I think with colic you can reduce the symptoms but they don't completely go away until after twelve weeks.
Oh and we changed him to comfort milk as he is FF.
Youhaveupdates1 ·
23/09/2016 21:33
My ds has a dummy do does his older brother, it doesn't make you a bad mum, some babies are sucky babies so dummies are a god send! I find my ds wants feeding frequently some days and they do go through growth spurts so you are not alone 
I found dentinox the better option, we tried infacol but it didn't cut it!
Foxsox ·
24/09/2016 13:23
Bloody hate when HV say oh give IT time
Anyway
Yes to you tubing videos of winding positions
Yes to colief
Yes to burping as often as possible
Yes to baths
Try to get into a massage routine daily too that might help
If bottle feedbg try the ones with the tubes inside by tommee tippee
YOU SRE NOT A BAD MUM
cuc & reflux are horrid
You have my every sympathy
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