Technique can help colic - its free to try (Coping with Colic Babies)

Member Name: bucksfizz66

Product:	Coping with Colic Babies
Date:	13/06/09 (9 review reads)
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Advantages: Better nights and happier baby and parents

Disadvantages: Long nights with inconsolable crying - babies and parents

My much talked about daugher in my reviews had colic as a baby, and without doubt you learn to know what desparation feels like. On a previous review regarding SMA formula milk I wrote that i was advise to stop using this as sometimes the animal fats within it can be problematic and switch to farleys made with vegetable fats.

I also switched to using the Dr Brown bottles, now these were pricey I couldn't quote the latest price my daughter is 6 now, and to be honest I don't know if they work or if they are just a placebo, but when you are desparate you will try anything. If you are going to contemplate using them - steal some time to fathom out how you will get all the bits in your steriliser rather than wait until your desparate. I didn't use the teats that came with them though instead using the Avent ones as they have 0 month, 1 month, 3 month teats which means they have to work at getting the milk out as opposed to a larger teat which must to a baby be like just drinking a bottle of cola in one (think about it - would you feel bloated or belch).

Staying on the theme of thinking about ourselves, my health visitor said to me - would you lie down to eat? No, so don't lie your baby down sit them up to give a bottle, she also advised me to stop half way through and wind until a belch came, then finish the bottle and wind again until a belch came. She advised me that technique played as much a part as changing milk and bottles and spending abit longer winding was worth it - for not having to spend all night awake.

I did all of these things and within a week everything was back under control - the latter two points though I feel were hugely important. SMA I am not a big fan of and have said in my other review that any formula milk provider that has its own colic helpline should be viewed with some scepticism.

If your baby has colic you have nothing to lose by trying them sitting up and winding them twice - so give it a go.

Summary: You have nothing to lose by trying