Bloating in the baby is one of the earliest problems that young parents face. The child becomes restless and cries a lot. It is good that now almost do not swaddle the children, when a colic occurs, the baby can ease his condition by tucking the legs to the tummy. Imagine how bad and hard it was before the swaddled babies?
Why does the bloat occur?
The most important cause of abdominal distention in a child is underdevelopment of the intestine. Just do not be scared - it happens with almost all the kids. Just while he's a small intestinal microflora is not yet populated with the necessary amount of beneficial bacteria that are responsible for the condition of the tummy.
Also, bloating is observed in babies who are breastfed, whose mothers are not properly formed diet. Not all mothers know that you should not abuse milk, sweets and bread from wholemeal flour.
The next possible cause of bloating is swallowing air during a meal. Look at the baby's tummy, if it puffed up like a ball, it means during a meal, a lot of air is swallowed. After eating, you must always reproach the baby with a "column", so that he will regurgitate everything that is superfluous. Also in this position all the unnecessary air will come out.
Unsuitable mixtures and nutrition also cause blistering. The question of nutrition should be discussed with the pediatrician.
Treatment of bloating in children
If the duration of colic is not more than 4 hours and they pass after the release of gases and feces, you can treat the child yourself without resorting to the help of a doctor.
- A popular, proven remedy is a mild tummy massage. With a warm hand, stroke the baby's belly clockwise. You can use a special massage oil against colic.
- When you notice that the first signs of starting pains have appeared, put a warm diaper or small bowl on your tummy.
- "Dill Vodichka" is the safest drug of all. Helps the child "prochukatsya,"
ambassador the pain recedes. It is best to buy a ready-made syrup in the pharmacy immediately, since it has a more pleasant taste than the cooked syrup itself. - More often lay the baby on his tummy.
- Do exercises. The exercise "bicycle" helps a lot. Lying on the back, one by one pull the baby's legs to the tummy.
Until this unpleasant period of colic has passed in the abdomen, try to focus on only one baby. Do not be superfluous will attach to the breast "not on schedule," as well as affectionate mother's embrace.