Neonatal colic is not a name for a disease but a syndrome that is common in newborns or small infants and presents as abdominal pain. Since newborns cannot speak, they can only express their physical discomfort by crying, and this crying often occurs at night and is not easily soothed.
Causes of colic in newborns: (1) Babies swallow a lot of air when sucking or crying, forming air bubbles that move in the intestine and cause abdominal pain; (2) Feeding too much milk, causing stomach overexpansion and discomfort; (3) Other causes such as constipation, diarrhea, milk allergy, etc., can also trigger intestinal pain.
When the baby cries, parents should first check whether the diaper needs to be changed, whether the baby is hungry, whether there is a rash all over the baby’s body, whether there are threads on the clothes tied to the fingers and toes, whether the room temperature is too high or too low, whether there is sweat on the baby’s body or cold limbs, etc. Except if the baby also has no other abnormal performance recently, colic may be considered.
Parents can give the baby with a pacifier, to avoid crying baby swallowed a lot of gas aggravated colic; pay attention to abdominal warmth, you can use a bath towel to wrap the baby’s abdomen, or put a warm water bag on the stomach (warm water bag water temperature should not be too high, the best surface wrapped with a towel, and check the baby’s abdomen from time to time to avoid burns), you can also take the umbilicus as the center of the clockwise direction abdominal massage, the action should be gentle, and keep the room quiet to the baby. And keep the room quiet, to create a comfortable environment for the baby. You can also hold the baby face to face, so that the baby’s abdomen close to the parent’s chest and abdomen. If the baby’s crying is not relieved, you need to seek medical attention immediately.