My baby is 5 mos. old and pretty colicky.........I've tried almost everything- help!?

Answer 1

Colic is just a way of doctors saying "your baby is fussy and we don't know why." Go into your pediatrician and don't leave until they figure out why the baby is colicky. It could be baby's version of heartburn. If you're breastfeeding, it could be your diet (what you eat goes straight into your breastmilk). It could be something intestinal. Baby could be lactose intolerant if you're feeding formula. There's a number of things that the doctors should check.

Answer 2

I have a 5 months old son and he is colicky also. The problem probably isn't colic. I can almost guarantee you that he has reflux, which feels like heartburn to baby. If it was just regular colic it would have been gone around 4 months. My son has the same problem. I feel your pain. There is medication for it though, when we go for his 6 month check up im going to ask the doctor about it. They also have a formula that you can switch to for it. I think that it's by enfamil. I'm also looking into that. Another thing that can help, when he sleeps keep him on an angle rather than laying flat on his back, it should help. I also heard of a bed called AMBY BABY, it's a hammock that helps babies with reflux and colic. It's pricey though and only lasts until baby is 12 mos. Does your baby spit up a lot?

Answer 3

My son was very colicky. We used the homeopathic melt in mouth stuff which I'm not sure whether it helped or not. He was colicky at certain times of the day like clock work. especially early evening. i can tell you that they do grow out of it and if you can't stand the crying for some reason the vacume cleaner, and blow dryer helped us. Also the radio set to static helped. It just seemed to calm him right down. I heard that over stimulation can trigger it sometimes so if you don't overwhelm your baby durring the day it helps. Don't worry it will get better.

Answer 4

Something to look foward to, colic gets better with age. I'm not sure what you tried but if you feel you've tried everything you can think of, have you checked with your baby's doctor or nurse?They always have tons of info and tips from other mom's too.
Good luck, don't forget to take a some time for yourself!

Answer 5

Ask you doctor about switching formulas (if you haven't tried this already.) If you rbaby is on regular formula switch to soy, he/she is probably lactose intollerant. However, it's not just dairy alergies that can make baby's stomach hurt, also such things as soy, wheat, and corn can. There are three on the market, Nutramigen, Alimentum, and Pregestimil. I that they are only available by prescription. They are pretty expensive and kinda really smelly. I was lucky and didn't have to use it with my baby, but a few of my friends did,

Answer 6

I have had a lot of experience with this issue. The user who told you that it is reflux and not colic is correct. My son had reflux and the only thing that brought him relief was switching formulas and continuous burpings. The doctor told us that the constant spitting up would continue until he was around 12 mos but his crankiness subsided when we switched his formula and made sure he was burped immediately after each feeding. He was much better by the time he was 7 mos. Hope this helps!

Answer 7

No dog is going to be fully house trained at that age - you're looking at physical ability to "hold it" being only roughly four hours. Maybe less if she is a smaller breed pup. What you need to do is completely eliminate the possibility of her "sneaking off." If she can be out of your sight for even a second, then her movement is not restricted enough. I would consider tethering her to you when you're distracted or otherwise engaged. If you know you're going to be doing something like loading the dishwasher, then bring her out to unload FIRST. When you aren't distracted, block her into whatever room YOU are in. Push furniture to the wall so she can't "hide" behind anything. Make the effort to bring her outside every couple of hours in addition to after eating, drinking, napping, and playing. Watch her - most dogs will exhibit "potty signs" before they have to "go" (circling, sniffing in one area, scratching, suddenly stop playing or suddenly wake up, etc etc.) When my dog was a pup we kept her blocked with one of us in the living room, which happened to be where the back door was. Any time she so much as LOOKED at that door i would put her leash on and bring her out. I had one area designated for potty, and we stayed there without playing until she went or i figured she didn't HAVE to go. I slowly began to shape the pre-potty behavior until she actually had to go to the door to be let out. It was several months before she would reliably go to the door, though, and i had to take her on regular outings (when she DIDN'T signal the need to go) up until she turned a year old. Be patient. Clean up messes with proper cleaners, stuff not mentioned as "for pet stains" won't work properly and may leave scent behind. If you're using pee pads or anything like that, ditch them. They don't help. I would also invest in a crate.

Answer 8

Bring out the stability ball, you know, the one used for fitness. Lay a towel down on top of the ball and lay your baby belly down with the head to the side. Slowing and gently rock the ball back and forth head to foot. Colic-ey babies like being on their bellies. Also try some white noise cd's you can buy online.

Answer 9

Colicky babies are the hardest and most stressful. What I found to help my son was running the vacuum. The white noise in the vacuum soothed him and he usually fell asleep to it.

Answer 10

what formula is ur baby on ? my son was colicky and they finally put him on the hypoallergenic formula and it REALLY helped. its proven to reduce collic symptoms within 48 hours.