Foods that may help prevent colic

[ariel81604]

Hi I am a mother of 3 with one on the way, with my youngest daughter we did not have a good infant experience! She Cried pretty much all the time! She would start crying in the middle of the night and no matter what we did she would still cry for at least six hours of the night! during the day was no different , if she was not sleeping she was crying!

Now i hate to compare but My first two to  my youngest! although my first two had a different father than the third I did nothing Different! They alll breast fed same sleeping schedule ect...

My third child ( my little girl Elizabeth) was quite the handful from the begining , even the nurse's at the hospital would go on about how shes gonna be a handful because of her excessive screaming in the hospital... one of the nurses even wheeled her out of my room for a little bit so i could get some sleep!

It went on like this for the first six months of her life!  I dont know how my husband and I made it through!

I am praying that my fourth will not be like this although i cant control how my children will turn out ! i am truly hoping there is something out there i can do to help prevent another screaming baby .. on top of already having 3 children i couldnt imagine going through that again! I do understand babies cry that is normal! whats not normal is when they scream and no matter what you do ie, baths, car rides, rocking, feeding, burping, gas drops ect.......  my oldest at the time was in preschool and i use to keep her home from school sometimes because the baby screams kept her up all night.. !

I will never forget the first time my mother in law stayed the night she was in disbelief at not only how long she screamed but how loud she got!  The doctor diagnosed her with colic but im still conviced there was more at hand!! I watched what i ate for the sake of my breast milk .. I mean the only thing i can figure is it was something i ate when i was pregnante maybe too much of ? or not enough of?

Im only four weeks along but i want to get started on a healthy eating habit asap!

[pokeyAC]

[CoBabyMaker]

Making sure you are getting good nutrition is always a good idea and especially in pregnancy.  I recommend finding a good probiotic for you to take in pregnancy and afterwards.  Here are a few things that we found to be helpful.  I should say that in general I believe "colic" has a cause and isn't just a grumpy baby.  For instance, my babies both had reflux and food allergies.  My parents chiropractor strongly believes that most colic is related to a specific part of the body being out.  Anyway, some ideas to help.

* Bio Gaia infant probiotic drops.  These were the "magic" thing  that we discovered with DD2.  The drops make it easy to give and this specific strand seems to be important.  We felt like we had a different (happier) baby in less than 24 hours.

*Chiropractic adjustment for baby.  They are VERY gentle and really help.

* Troubleshooting for food allergies.  For my girls dairy, corn and soy were big triggers and in the long run we discovered other things too.  I had to eliminate them from my diet completely while nursing.  It's a pain but well worth it.  FWIW while it's not a top allergen, me avoiding refined sugar while nursing made a big difference too!

*Babywearing was such a lifesaver for us too!  It allows baby to be held and if there are digestive issues being upright can be very beneficial.

Hope that helps!  I can't say enough about probiotics!

[pokeyAC]

I have also heard that cranio sacral therapy can be helpful.

[pek64]

My son had "colic", and by keeping a food diary, we figured out sugar was the trigger. He's 17, now, and still avoids sugar because it gives him migraines. In hindsight, at one prenatal checkup the nurse asked what I had eaten, because the baby's heart was so strong and fast. I had had waffles with syrup. She told me to cut back on sweets. I didn't take her seriously, until after we identified the cause of his colic.

I wish you well, and congratulations!