As we all know; Babies grow and develop in the womb for nine months, generally with their heads down, constantly rocking with the mother's movements, and constantly hearing the mother's heartbeat sounds and surrounding sounds in the form of humming. In a scientific study conducted in the United States; It has been shown that the sound heard by the baby in the womb is close to the sound made by a lawn mower. It's such a big and suffocating sound, isn't it? He lived like this for nine months, and then one day, in a completely white room, with everyone's attention on him, eyes looking towards him when he cried... Even you felt overwhelmed while reading it, right? I think this is exactly the unexplained mechanism of colic.
Colic in babies; It is called crying and writhing attacks that generally begin in the third week of life and last at least three days a week and for more than three hours on consecutive days. My patient relatives come to my clinic; They start with sentences like "Sir, we are sure this time his leg is broken...", "Sir, my baby is losing flesh." But at that moment, their babies were sleeping soundly. Because our baby has just finished his car journey.
The mechanism and cause of colic are not fully explained in today's conditions. Some authors say that it is related to the intestinal system that has not yet developed. Some authors say that the central nervous system is not ready for the new world.
If you ask me, the cause of colic is; Our newborn baby still wants to be in the womb and is looking for that environment. Because the fact that he benefits from our solution suggestions explains this even more. Of course, some allergic diseases, reflux in our baby, and periods of infection may be revealed as causes when we investigate, but these are very rare.
First of all, I recommend that you swaddle your baby during a crying attack in a way that does not squeeze his feet too tightly. With a well-made swaddle, your baby will feel like he/she is in your womb. If you have difficulty swaddling, you can hug your baby with his/her belly touching you. (swaddle-shaped sleeping bags can also be used for this purpose.) Afterwards, you can approach your baby's ear and call "shhh, shush, shhhh" as if imitating the heartbeat in the womb. Cry As it gets louder, you can increase the volume of your voice. In addition to this call; The sound of a blow dryer, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, and hood can also help you. Or you can benefit from white noise sounds that you can download from the internet. Afterwards, gently rocking your baby without shaking him will make him feel like he is walking around in his mother's womb. This is the reason why babies remain silent when coming to the doctor by car :) Likewise, you can take a stroller around your house. Of course, in addition to these, dressing the baby in comfortable clothes, taking a warm shower, singing a lullaby, massaging from the legs to the abdomen or from the chest to the abdomen are practices that may be useful. However, as I said, since we are faced with a situation whose mechanism is not even clear, solution suggestions will naturally be different. Please try them all, one by one or together, without giving up and with patience.
I may have shown and explained a depressing picture to you, but I saved the good news for last.
Your baby's colic attack will end in approximately the third or fourth month. . Please have some patience and relax.
As your baby becomes aware of his or her own body, it will be much more enjoyable and fun. Be with him in this miraculous process :)
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