Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tips to Recognize Signs of colic in crying Baby

Parents of newborns, specifically first time parents, are inundated with responsibilities connected to caring for their infant babies. Hugging a fussy baby is a challenge to the parents. For experienced parents, the baby care may be a simple matter. However, they too feel puzzled or even annoyed when they are not able to console the baby by any means.

No matter how much experience you have gained on your go on parenthood scale, you cannot take it easy and deal successfully with a colic baby. But it is absolutely needed to know the difference between casual fussiness and colic stricken situation with your crying baby. The pediatricians can remind you the ‘rule of rectangle’ giving tips to recognize signs of colic babies.

1. You will find it difficult to console your crying baby for 2 or more hours in a day

2. You may experience the same problem on 2 or more days in a week

3. Sometimes you will be vexed to hear inconsolable baby crying that lasts 2 or more weeks

4. Sometimes it happens that the baby cries just recalling the bitter past

Since these are the likely signs of colic, you should diagnose your baby with colic. However, parents of newborn baby need not take weeks together to understand why babies cry inconsolably for hours together at a time.

That is why, even before the baby is taken to a pediatrician, you should consider your baby crying as one among many symptoms of colic baby. Here are some usual colic symptoms:

1. Episodes of Baby Cry: You can neither stop the baby cry by force nor soothe the crying infant so easily by usual methods like feeding, holding, or rocking.

2. Baby Crying Pattern: The picture of baby crying cannot be predicted and so it is just a matter of baby’s choice. Your baby’s cry may be heard after feeding, or when going to bed for an unusually extended duration.

It’s for your kind attention that all babies use to cry very often, but that cannot necessarily be sure sign or symptom of colic pain. For instance, the crying of the baby after mealtimes may be a trouble caused due to the digestive problem. So, you may try a change of diet formula and notice changes before consulting a pediatrician.

There are temperamental cries too. So, you should be a keen observer and find the right solution.