Colic

[Summer2019NewMummy]

Please tell me your clinic remedy's? When did your baby grow out of colic? Nothing I've tried seems to be working and I feel like we're running out of things to try. Thank you

Sorry but nothing worked. It did improve when she could hold her own head up and more still when she could sit up unaided. It's not forever however much it feels like it. You have my sympathy x

My DD1 had horrific colic. Looking back I really do not know how we got through it. It turned out she had cows milk protein allergy. It was light a light switched within two days of being on a prescription formula.
I really hope you get to the bottom of what is causing the discomfort in your baby as I remember vividly what a terrible time it was. Good luck

With DD it started to get better around 12 weeks and was gone by 16. We just used infacol and kept her upright for as long as possible after a feed.

We switched to MAM anti colic bottles and we noticed an instant improvement !

Collier helped I think x

*Colief...sorry

We used colief, which helped for a bit.
We used dr brown bottles which also helped
But sadly we just had to ride it out and in time he out grew it.

I really feel for you as it is heartbreaking seeing your baby in so much discomfort with absolutely no definitive way of solving it or helping.

Just by being there for cuddles and comfort will help reassure your baby even if it doesn't take away the discomfort ( that's what we told ourselves ), sticking together as team and chocolate !!! 💐💐💐

Lots and lots and lots of winding. Literally every waking moment was spent winding DD2. Gripe water helped a bit, as did MAM bottles. And getting her into a more regular routine. But, honestly, she just had to grow out of it. I hoped that would happen at three months but it was more like six/seven months before she was comfortable all the time. It's truly soul destroying, OP, you have my utmost sympathy. There were days I walked DD2 round and round the house while we both cried. The poor little thing would fall asleep and then wake up screaming because she was in so much pain.

Colief helped us enormously.

Thanks ladies. It honestly breaks my heart seeing her in so much pain. She's breastfed, not sure whether if I cut down on dairy it might make a difference.

A soy based formula helped a good bit and then one day he woke up a happy child. Whatever it was I considered it a modern miracle he was so happy and smiley

How old is she? Are you sure it's not silent reflux instead of colic?

Oh, huge sympathies OP, I remember the endless pacing up and down. We were advised to get a soother and that certainly provided some comfort.

So much going on for them on the early weeks and months. Its essentially parenting a digestive tract for the first few weeks. Add to that all the brain and sensory development, no one gets through the first 12 weeks unscathed. Hang in there. Our wee one is 9 weeks. He isnt our first so I know it passes. He is currently laying across my lap with me patting his back.

Poor you, I remember this so well. It's awful. We found a combination of Dr. Browns bottles, colief, tiger in the tree hold and the bottles of premade formula (GP recommended we tried this) eased it.

Keeping them upright in a sling After feeding helps. You have probably tried it all at this stage though.

It's awful. I tried cutting out dairy but ended up with a screaming child and a miserable mum who couldn't even eat cheese and chocolate to cope with the horror.

The only things that worked (and I tried everything) was wearing him in a sling endlessly, and time. By 13weeks he was started to improve.

Try rubbing her tummy CLOCKWISE.

I get colic occasionally and this does soothe it. There's loads on Google about it.

I fully understand why babies scream with it - I want to scream myself with it!

The evening screaming sessions started properly at around 5/6 weeks and had stopped by 11 weeks. It was really awful. Tried everything but the only cure really was time. I still look at happy newborns and feel a bit bitter - I don't know if that's a horrible thing to say, but you have my full sympathy anyway.

And yes, try cutting out dairy for a few weeks, just in case it helps. If it's showing no signs of improvement as you approach 12 weeks then try ranitidine from gp to see if it's reflux related. However, neither of these things worked for us - only time. Hours upon hours of walking round with him on my shoulder singing. BUT it does get better - hang on in there.

My son’s colic started at about 3 weeks of age........screaming and screaming and screaming for hours in the evenings.

At 4 weeks old it was suggested he had silent reflux and so was commenced on Ranitidine. Things settled for a few weeks maybe but then the screaming started again.

At 8 weeks of age it was suggested he was CMPA (dairy allergy) which turned out to be right.

He’s 2 now and still can’t have dairy.

Thank you. I don't think it's reflux, as she's very happy laying down flat at night. But I could be wrong. She generally happy except in the evenings, but it has started happening in the day time too the last few days

How old is she??

I would suggest eliminating all dairy from your diet and seeing how she gets on.
I didn't breast feed but I believe that it takes a couple of weeks for the dairy to leave your system. I hope your daughter improves soon.