Remedying Colic Naturally
While colic seems like an incurable situation there are some
options that will offer comfort and soothe your baby. Many of
these remedies happen to be natural, yet many parents don't turn
to these first even though they might work better. Regardless,
many parents turn to natural colic remedies when they can find
nothing else to soothe their baby. Most doctors don't have any
suggestions that will help you soothe your baby's colic, so
natural remedies might be your best option. When you can no
longer stand sleepless nights and a crying baby you might want
to try some of the following natural remedies for colic.
One natural remedy that has amazing results with many babies
suffering from colic is herbal tea. This might sound strange to
you, but herbal tea helps adults feel better and babies as well.
Doctors will even approve four ounces or more of herbal tea
daily for babies suffering from colic. The different elements in
herbal tea helps baby feel better and soothes the symptoms of
colic. However, don't feed your baby too much herbal tea because
you want him to still have an appetite for breast milk or
formula that has all of those important nutrients. Don't make
the tea too strong either. Remember, you are making the tea for
a baby so weak is fine. Teas like chamomile, catnip, ginger, and
even peppermint seem to work the best.
Other remedies for colic include herbal remedies you can find at
your local drugstore. Humphries and iBaba are both herbal
remedies that are natural and have a calming affect on your
baby. Most of the time when you give your baby one of these
herbal remedies you will notice a calming effect quickly as the
medicine works to calm the intestines, relieve gas, and simply
make the baby feel better. These remedies are generally small
dissolvable pills that can be placed in the baby's cheek or else
dissolved in water and given to baby.
Yet another natural remedy includes massage and chiropractic
adjustment. Both of these natural remedies work to relieve colic
and help your baby feel better. You can learn some basis massage
techniques from baby massage books and on the Internet as well
as visit a baby massage therapist. If you believe your baby's
colic is from misalignment you might want to visit the
chiropractor.
There are many natural remedies for colic as you can see and you
may be surprised at some of them. However, all of these natural
remedies work for different babies so if you try one and it
doesn't work you just might need to try another and another
until you find the best natural remedy for your baby.