Three-month colic in babies - therapy
and Martina Feichter, medical editor and biologistMartina Feichter studied biology with an elective subject pharmacy in Innsbruck and also immersed herself in the world of medicinal plants. From there it was not far to other medical topics that still captivate her to this day. She trained as a journalist at the Axel Springer Academy in Hamburg and has been working for since 2007 - first as an editor and since 2012 as a freelance writer.
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To date, the reasons why some babies cry excessively in the first few months of life remain unclear. Accordingly, it is difficult to do anything about the screaming attacks.
Unfortunately, there is no therapy that helps all children with three-month colic because various factors can trigger the screaming attacks. Try to find individual treatment for your baby - also involve your pediatrician in order to rule out illnesses or intolerances as a cause of crying. A few tips can help you and your baby through the three-month colic period until the crying attacks usually subside after three to six months:
- Change the baby's position when it cries.
- Provide a repetitive, calm soundscape, for example sing a bedtime song or provide a steady background noise such as the sound of the sea (e.g. via smartphone app). Human noises such as parents' voices through the crack in the door and physical contact have a calming effect on babies.
- Sometimes a baby massage or a bath will help.
- Normal amounts of drinking, careful belching and the correct feeding technique alleviate the symptoms of many babies.
- Breastfeeding mothers should try to avoid flatulent foods such as onions or cabbage vegetables and drink as little cow's milk as possible.
- The afflicted little ones can often be helped by bleeding drops - they often swallow a lot of air because of all the screaming.
- Make sure you have a regular daily routine.
The following always applies: If you have any problems, you should definitely speak to your pediatrician. In special outpatient clinics, you will receive tips on how to deal with this very stressful phase.
Therapy Approaches
Various therapeutic approaches can help parents with cry babies. They aim to increase parents' self-confidence, which helps them learn to better interpret their child's behavior. In severe cases, a relationship analysis with video feedback or parent-child psychotherapy can be useful: For example, the behavior of parents and the cry baby can be analyzed and possible misunderstandings in communication can be uncovered.
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