Colic

Colic is when an infant who isn’t sick or hungry cries for more than 3 hours a day, more than 3 days a week, for more than 3 weeks.

The condition is a bit of a mystery, but experts agree on a few things:

  • Colic is likely to start around 2 weeks of age if your infant is full-term, or later if they were born prematurely.

It almost always goes away on its own by 3 or 4 months of age.
It can happen regardless of your baby's sex, their birth order, and whether you breast or bottle feed.

Kids who had colic grow up no differently from those who didn’t.

 Symptoms

Infants often show signs of colic at the same time every day, usually in the evening.

You might notice that your child cries:

  • With no clear reason (such as hunger or a dirty diaper)
  • Like they’re in pain
  • Along with clenched fists, stiff arms, an arched back, or curled legs
  • While turning bright red
  • Your child might swallow a lot of air while they’re crying. This can give them gas and make their belly tight or swollen.

 

 Root causes
From a medical standpoint, medical professionals don’t know exactly what causes colic. Some of their theories about what’s behind it include:
  • A growing digestive system with muscles that often spasm
  • Gas
  • Hormones that cause belly pain or crankiness
  • A sensitivity to light, noise, etc., or too much stimulation
  • A developing nervous system
  • An early form of childhood migraine
  • Fear, frustration, or excitement

Bioenergetic practitioners generally find a need for probiotics or enzymes.  They may find parasites, bacteria, viral or candida (Use EQ Specific Detox remedies) issues.  Addressing these issues has a settling effect for colic.  Also, infants often times need a chiropractic adjustment.  Another consideration is to use (EQ Rescue 5 bach remedy) for emotions.

 

 Nutritional  Support Products
  • Enzymes & a probiotic (TE Kid's Digest Powder)
  • Fennel
  • Gripe water (Fennel and Ginger)

 

Supplements
FF - First Fitness | NS - Natural Solutions

*Note 1-2 drops 2 times daily

 

 Whole Food Sources and Spices

A breastfeeding mother’s diet should include: 

  • Fruits
  • Vegetables
  • Whole Grains
  • Lean Proteins 
  • Low-fat Dairy

Avoid:

  • Caffeine
  • Cruciferous Vegetables
  • Spicy Foods
  • Highly-seasoned Foods
  • Nuts

 

 Gemstones and Crystals
  • Blue lace agate
  • Rose quartz
  • Amber

 

 Homeopathics
  • Aconite
  • Alumina
  • Asafetida
  • Arsenicum
  • Plumbum
  • Belladonna
  • Bryonia
  • Calcarea carb
  • Cascarilla
  • Nux vomica
  • Carbo veg
  • Dioscorea
  • China
  • Cocculus
  • Chamomilla
  • Cuprum met
  • Colocynth
  • Lycopodium
  • Ipecac
  • Mag Phos
  • Pulsatilla

 

 Beneficial Techniques and Modalities

Possibly Chiropractic Care

Rife Frequencies

Holding your baby upright against your chest and softly patting or rubbing his or her back has a soothing effect and will help with digestive issues.

 

 Home Remedies
  • Use a pacifier
  • Holding your baby correctly is one of the most effective ways to stop the constant crying. The more hours they spend being comfortably held, (even when they are not fussy) the lesser time they will spend crying in the evening. If gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the reason why your baby is colicky, try holding him upright after feeding sessions. Making your baby lie on his/her back or making him/her recline in a car seat right after feeding can worsen the symptoms, causing the baby to be fussy.
  • Also, do not forget to burp the baby after every feeding session. Not burping the baby or incorrect positioning after feeding is one of the causes of colic in babies. Burping helps release gas and prevent the formation of air pockets in the stomach, which can cause a lot of discomforts.
  • Swaddling
  • Give your baby an oil massage
How to do:
  1. Take some warm olive oil and add a few drops of lavender essential oil to it.
  2. Use this oil mixture to gently massage the baby’s tummy in a clockwise circular motion.
  3. Also massage the baby’s rib cage, pelvis, hands, and feet.
  4. Do this several times a day.
  • Trapped gas can be a reason babies may get colicky. A few light exercises can help in relieving the baby of the discomfort caused by trapped gas.
How to do:
  1. Make your baby do a few leg pumps! All you need to do is lay the baby on his back and very gently pump his legs (one by one) into the abdomen. You can make a bicycle motion with the baby’s legs or simply pump both the legs into his torso at the same time. However, make sure you do this very gently and carefully.
  2. Alternatively, you can simply make the baby lie down (on his belly) across your lap. Make sure the majority of the baby’s weight is resting on your knee. This trick can also be effective in relieving trapped gas.
  3. If everything else fails, there is another method you can try to soothe a gassy baby. Hold the baby against your chest (face out). Your arms should be wrapped around his belly. Now apply slight pressure, let the baby hang on your arm, and bounce (slightly). This will help in getting out the burps.
  • Use sound
How to use:
  • To calm your baby, you can also play classical music or a “heartbeat soundtrack” next to the crib and see how your child responds to it.
Probiotics:
  • You can also use probiotics to treat your baby’s colic. The “good bacteria” introduced in your baby’s system through probiotic supplements helps in improving the functioning of the intestines and aid in the digestion of food. This, in turn, provides relief to your baby.

 

 Essential Oils and Aromatherapy
  • Peppermint
  • Ginger
  • Fennel
  • Lavender
  • Geranium
  • Chamomile

Dilute with a carrier oil like Coconut Oil

 

Acupuncture

It's located a half inch up from the wrist on the inside of the arm between the tendons. LI4 is located on the back of the hand, between the thumb and pointer finger.

 

Reflexology

There are a few simple moves that you can try on your baby; try and do these moves for 5 minutes every day when your baby is calm. Reflexology for baby uses massage strokes over areas of the feet and only requires a very gentle pressure; lie the baby down either on a mat or on your knee and make this a fun time with lots of smiles - or you could even sing rhymes to your baby as you work on their feet.

 

Before you work with your baby, it is essential that you are feeling calm and relaxed yourself as babies will pick up on any anxiety or stress you have. Spend a couple of minutes calming yourself:

1. Take three long deep breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth – as you breathe out make sure that your shoulders relax down

2. Say a positive affirmation to yourself such as 'I am calm and relaxed and I am here to support my baby.'

3. Make eye contact with your baby and tell them you will work through this together and you are there for them.

Now you can start. You will find that your baby may move their legs about in a playful manner and you can just work with this. However, if at any time your baby pulls their legs away and keeps them drawn up, this is them telling you that they don’t want reflexology at this time, so you should stop and try later.

4. Connect with your baby – place the palms of your hands on the soles of the baby’s feet.

5. Cradling – support both feet at the heels in the palms of your hands. Hold them loosely for about 10 seconds whilst you tell your baby how much you love them

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6. Calming hold – place both thumbs gently in the centre of each foot and let them press against you. Rest there for about 10 seconds. This is great for calming.

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7. Calming the nervous system – Gently stroke down on the inside of the foot from the big toe down to the heel. This relates to the spine reflex and is great for calming the nervous system.

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8. Head reflex – slide upwards from the base of each toe up to the tip – work across all 10 toes

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9. Digestive reflex – work gentle clockwise circles with the thumb on the middle of foot (where they dip/arch). This area relates to the parts of the digestive system helpful in release of wind and gas. Repeat on the other foot.

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10.Repeat the move over the heel area

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11.Repeat the calming hold (number 3)

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Bio-Energetic Balancing Remedies Suggestions
Go to an empty hold tank and add energies for symptoms (like colic) by using the Search Criteria and setting the type to Description and scanning 3-5 times.  Also, set the Type to Item and add the homeopathics in this article.  Imprint the remedy into a correlating homeopathic or Gripe Water.  Also, you can imprint the laser and use it on the tummy area if the parent is agreeable.  Be careful making these suggestions if you do not know the parents well and if they do not fully understand the balancing energy concept.

*The information provided in this guide is for educational purposes only and has not been evaluated by the FDA. It is not intended as a substitute for the diagnosis, treatment, and advice of a qualified licensed medical professional.

All illnesses and injuries should be evaluated by your medical professional. Always discuss alternative health care with your medical professional before starting treatment.

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