Almost all babies in the first 3-4 months of life suffer from colic - abdominal pain caused by increased gas production. Even our great-grandmothers knew one of the effective means, which almost always helps newborns - the infusion of dill seeds.
To prepare a decoction of fennel for newborns use seeds of the so-called pharmacy fennel - fennel . In finished form, it can be purchased in pharmacies specializing in the preparation of medicines (0.05% solution of essential oil is sold), and done at home.
Pharmaceutical dill is also a part of many products for newborns, for example, Bebikalm and dried tea Plantex .
How to brew dill seeds to a newborn?
- A quick way. A teaspoon of fennel seeds is poured into 200 ml of boiling water. Close the lid and allow to stand for 50-60 minutes.
- The second way is to prepare dill water in a water bath. Filled with a glass of hot water, the seeds are kept in a water bath for about 30 minutes, after they have poured water to the original volume.
Obtained by any of the options, the decoction of the seeds is filtered through gauze or a strainer.
Infusion of fennel seeds to newborns is allowed to give already from the first 2 weeks of life. If fennel does not refuse at hand, you can use the seeds of dill fragrant, but they have less spasmolytic effect.
Rules of reception of decoction of a seed of a dill newborn
For visible effect dill water should be offered to the baby 3-4 times a day for 30 minutes before the beginning of feeding. If the child does not like the taste of the broth, you can try to mix dill vodichku to expressed breast milk or infant formula. After taking the infusion, tenderness of the tummy should pass for 15 minutes.
To avoid the appearance of allergies in newborns for the seed of dill, the reception of the broth should begin with 1-2 spoons a day, carefully watching the reaction of the baby, then gradually increase the dose.