After the birth of the baby, new parents may encounter some helpless situations. Today, let's talk about the baby's sudden crying, twisting, how to coax is useless, what is the problem?
The hardest thing is not care, but discernment. The following introduces the difference between the two symptoms of baby abdominal pain and crying and nursing methods to help new parents!
1. Flatulence
cause
It is a symptom that occurs when your baby swallows too much gas or indigestion with indigestion in the intestinal food.
symptoms
There will be restless sleep, humming, uncomfortable twisting and red face, bent legs and stiff abdominal wall.
There is a lot of gas in the intestine, the baby farts a lot and stinks, foamy stools will appear, and the bowel movements will be difficult and the number of times will increase.
Coping methods
Pay attention to the timing and feeding method of feeding, and reduce the swallowing of air
After feeding, hold and burp to help with venting
Give your baby a vent exercise and airplane hold
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Apply a warm towel to the stomach
Breastfeeding babies, it is recommended that mothers do not eat soy products, flatulence- and allergy-prone foods.
2. Intestinal colic
Intestinal colic often occurs in infants under 3 months of age, and the daily unprovoked crying adds up to more than 1-3 hours, lasting at least 1 week, but there is no other abnormality, most likely neonatal colic.
cause
It is the imperfection of the intestines of newborns that leads to the inability to adapt well to changes in intestinal contents and irritation.
symptoms
It often occurs in the afternoon and evening, when your baby suddenly cries loudly for hours or a while, accompanied by incessant crying, kicking, constant farting, and irritability.
It may also be accompanied by: restless sleep, laborious defecation, spitting up milk, excessive exhaustion, flatulence, loose stools, etc.
Coping methods
You can wrap the baby swaddling or airplane hug, so that there is pressure on the child's stomach, the baby will feel comfortable, pay attention not to block the baby's mouth and nose, easy to suffocate.
When flatulence and colic attack, there may be a baby hungry behavior, this time do not feed, will only aggravate the discomfort, you can use a pacifier to divert attention.
Usually to prevent abdominal colds, newborns who have experienced intestinal spasms reduce each intake, and correct and effective exhaust exercises can alleviate the baby's intestinal colic.
After treatment, the intestinal colic still cannot be relieved, go to the hospital as soon as possible.
Flatulence & colic
Both of these occur when the baby is two or three months old, and there are abdominal pain, crying and other manifestations, but flatulence generally appears in the evening, and the baby with intestinal colic is more obvious and the time is uncertain.
The crying time caused by flatulence is usually much shorter than that of colic, and flatulence and colic are in a progressive relationship, and if flatulence is not relieved, it will cause colic. Therefore, it is very important to discharge the gas in a timely manner.
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