Does Colic mean they won't eat?
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Sounds like she is colic. - Colic is crying non-stop for a couple hrs or more at a time, and usually occurs more often at night time. My son was colic... and it is very hard on you, so make sure you can get some help if you can to give you a break.
Things that help- Mylicon drops for gas
Vibrating bouncy seat
swing
White noise- turn tv on a channel that doesn't work and turn up volume
Car rides- this usually always helped our son- except maybe twice when he still kept on crying
Swaddling- wrap blanket fairly tight around baby and hold them close to you rocking them
Rocking, swinging, bouncing (not too hard), but that motion does help
Singing- my son loves music
Baths seem to help calm them down
Pacifiers
Goodluck with all of this. They dont know a whole lot about colic still, so just know it will fade with time... our son was maybe 2 1/2 months before it all stopped, and then he was one of the happiest babies I've seen! :) But if it gets to be too much for you- remember you can always ask for help if there is someone. It's easier for someone else to come in and take care of your baby for a little bit to give you a break, and I'm sure they wouldn't mind helping out. Take care!
I also want to add- my son would tend to not eat as much during his colicky phase at night time... so you just need to try all these different things I mentioned, and then get in some routine, where you will also change and try to feed- they will eat and get enough,so no need to worry. If you notice your baby starting to calm down some, then try to give her some more food, she might be ok then. Sorry ppl are rude, ignore the rudeness... that's just how some ppl are.
colic is wind bad wind the baby has not bought up.. it has settled way down in the bowel system and they try to pass the wind this way.. very painful for baby.. get colic drops and try this or wind drops.
Colic is congestion and coughing. Usually does NOT happen to breast fed kids. No such thing as a fussy baby...talk to your doctor, something isn't right in the feeding process. She gets too much air and not enough milk, or can't breathe properly.
Colic is a build up of gas, bad enough that it gets very painful for them, causing discomfort, crying, screaming, cramping, etc. If it's bad enough to cause them to cry in response, you really should have taken the baby to it's pediatrician.
DO NOT FORCE FEED A BABY.
I'm referring to your mention of squiring milk into his mouth. How would you like it if someone force fed you when you were in pain and didn't want to eat? Good lord. Babies are not stupid. When it's hungry, it will eat. If it doesn't eat, there is a valid reason why. As it's mother it's your job to find out what it is and fix it. Go to the damn doctor already. If they tell you it's colic, they will prescribe pedialite or other remedial prescriptions to help, instead of leaving your child in pain every night.
Edit: To the above poster, where on earth did you come up with that? Colic has nothing whatsoever to do with coughing or congestion .. that's a cold. Yeesh. And there definitely is such a thing as a fussy baby .. colic is proof positive of that. However, she should definitely have gone to a doctor already, that's a given.
nobody knows what baby colics exactly are.
if what you say happens at least 3 tmes a week at the same time in the day for the same amount of time then its colic. You cant anything when the baby has colics just comfort the baby and hold it in your arms. At 8 probably the colic has stopped.
Sounds like colic to me. Both of mine were like that as infants--toot toot toot SCREAM toot toot toot SCREECH. LOL We used to call 8:00 p.m. the "witching hour" because my older son would start EXACTLY at 8 p.m. every night and scream until he fell asleep at 11 p.m. It was horrible. My younger son started earlier (usually about dinner time) and cried for only two hours or so, but every night we went through this. The only difference is, when my two got started, they WOLFED their bottles down...it was the only 2 or 3 minutes of peace and quiet I'd have all evening. As soon as the formula was gone, they'd scream again until their colicky period was over.
I know many people do bottle feed their babies breastmilk. It sounds like you're nursing, but would you be opposed to pumping your milk and trying to give her a bottle of breast milk in the evenings? It's much easier for babies to suck from a bottle than a breast. This may calm her down enough to help her sleep.
Also, when she really gets cranked up, put her in her infant car seat (or swing, or somewhere else safely fastened in) and run the vacuum in the next room over from her. You can also strap her into her car seat and put her on top of the clothes dryer and turn it on, but be sure to stand right there with her. Both of these worked to calm my sons down. Also, a car ride worked wonders, too. The rocking/swaying motion of the car put them out in minutes.
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