“colic”
July 31, 2009 · 1 Comment
We went through a bout of “colic” persay. Colic is “fussy baby for no determinable reason” which is silly as babies don’t get that irritable unless there’s a reason. They’ve found in recent years that colic is almost always either a case of silent reflux, gas, or other digestive issues. Poor thing has tummy pains and/or heart burn from hell. We went through it for about three days. Ariana was showing classic signs of silent reflux, like Elaine, including milk out the nose. It wasn’t near as often and generally she just showed signs of pain. So far none of the choking, but I was going to have her tested with how this week was going. Compared to Elaine though Ariana’s fussiness is way worse. Then Wednesday hit and she was so bad she’d nap maybe 40min at a time and only if you held her just so. Those times were few and far between while the rest of the day was a scream fest. She wanted me the whole time and pretty much either wanted walked or to nurse. I did notice she seemed gassy as there were I couple time I was sure she had a messy diaper, but didn’t. Seemed a new development and I thought maybe that was her issue. We got Myclon gas drops as I know many parents who swear by them. I never used them with the twins, but they are cheap, OTC, and harmless. If they didn’t work we were out nothing and after the beginning of the week, especially Wednesday, I was ready to try standing on my head if it would help. After 24 hours of using them, I have my baby back. Those little drops did the trick!
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