What are the methods to relieve neonatal colic?

Newborns are prone to gastrointestinal diseases, among which neonatal colic is a common disease. When the baby has colic, he or she will cry and it is harmful to the child's health. At this time, parents must strengthen treatment and conditioning in time. New mothers should pay attention to their diet and avoid eating spicy and irritating foods to avoid allergic reactions in children. In addition, they should massage the child's abdomen more often, which will help promote digestion and help promote gastrointestinal conditioning. In addition, it is also very helpful to pay attention to improving the child’s living environment and keep it quiet.

What to do if your newborn has colic

1. Feed your baby

Breastfeeding is the quickest way to get your baby back from a frenetic state. Babies can easily develop a sense of security by sucking breast milk. However, some breastfed babies may also experience colic symptoms. When breastfeeding, mothers should also pay attention to the health and safety of their own diet and avoid eating irritating foods. If the baby always has colic when drinking breast milk, the mother may want to stop eating some foods and then observe the baby's reaction.

2. Massage your baby’s abdomen

Parents should first apply baby oil on their hands and gently massage the baby's abdomen in a clockwise direction. This will help the gas in the baby's intestines to be discharged from the body and relieve the symptoms of abdominal bloating.

3. Rock your baby

Parents can comfort their baby by gently rocking the baby's body.

4. Pat your baby's back

Parents can also pat the baby's back with less force to help the baby relieve gas.

5. Make a sound

Parents can also use the "hushing" sound to coax their baby to sleep, which has a calming and sleep-inducing effect.

6. Change the environment and the person holding you

If the baby cries for a long time and no comforting works, parents can take the baby to another room, or have another parent hold the baby, change the environment and see how the baby reacts.

Parents should pay attention to maintaining a quiet atmosphere in the baby's environment, lower their voices, and avoid playing loud music, which will help the baby calm down. Parents should pay attention to not shaking the baby too hard, as this will not stop the baby from crying, but may cause injury. Parents should remain patient.