For first time parents, there has always been a confusing distinction between a colicky baby and a sick baby. These two can have the same symptoms that indeed, it will be hard to distinguish. However, it is important to know which is which because only then will you be able to apply the best treatment for his condition. Otherwise, you will not be solving the real problem and your baby's bad feelings will only get extended.
Given that babies cannot talk yet, all they can do when trying to tell you something is to cry - in different degrees. Now, this is something most parents cannot take. Hearing their babies cry in agony makes them feel for the baby and even feel double the pain because they know that the little angel is too young to handle it on his own yet. Many mothers out there have heard stories about how they kept their mothers or even their grandmothers up by crying incessantly.
Aren't babies supposed to be like that? Well, they do cry, but crying incessantly means they don't feel right - and that should be avoided. How do you know then if your baby is colicky and not sick? Recognizing the symptoms of a colicky baby is easy - you just have to know what you're looking for.
Intense crying
Ever heard of the expression "red from crying"? Well, that's how these babies look like. When they cry, it's so intense that their faces go red - it's not just any kind of crying; it's way over the top. This should alarm you that they are experiencing intense pain as well.
Prolonged crying
Aside from crying intensely, these babies cry for long periods of time. When they cry, it can reach about 3 hours daily. It cannot be unnoticed, so certainly any parent would be alarmed by such. But of course you just don't wait for their crying to subside. It is best to apply the necessary treatment immediately when you know they are colic.
Patterned crying
You will notice after an intense observation that there's a pattern to their crying. It's usually at the same time every day, or every time something comes up, or someone he is not familiar with comes. This aspect could help you pinpoint the cause of their crying.
Inconsolable crying
Usually colicky babies are difficult to console, and sometimes cannot be consoled unless you try to help them out. If you have been doing everything to console him but to no avail, then he probably is colic.
Pulling legs to one's stomach
This has nothing to do with any physiological aspect as to the cause of the crying. However, colicky babies would usually pull their legs to their stomach as if trying to regain the fetal position that has once offered them comfort before they were born.
Sick babies on the other hand usually show symptoms such as no appetite in eating, doesn't want to be hugged or cuddled, and physical manifestations such as vomiting or diarrhea. When it comes to baby colic, it usually doesn't go beyond 4 months - that's good news to the entire household.
Given that babies cannot talk yet, all they can do when trying to tell you something is to cry - in different degrees. Now, this is something most parents cannot take. Hearing their babies cry in agony makes them feel for the baby and even feel double the pain because they know that the little angel is too young to handle it on his own yet. Many mothers out there have heard stories about how they kept their mothers or even their grandmothers up by crying incessantly.
Aren't babies supposed to be like that? Well, they do cry, but crying incessantly means they don't feel right - and that should be avoided. How do you know then if your baby is colicky and not sick? Recognizing the symptoms of a colicky baby is easy - you just have to know what you're looking for.
Intense crying
Ever heard of the expression "red from crying"? Well, that's how these babies look like. When they cry, it's so intense that their faces go red - it's not just any kind of crying; it's way over the top. This should alarm you that they are experiencing intense pain as well.
Prolonged crying
Aside from crying intensely, these babies cry for long periods of time. When they cry, it can reach about 3 hours daily. It cannot be unnoticed, so certainly any parent would be alarmed by such. But of course you just don't wait for their crying to subside. It is best to apply the necessary treatment immediately when you know they are colic.
Patterned crying
You will notice after an intense observation that there's a pattern to their crying. It's usually at the same time every day, or every time something comes up, or someone he is not familiar with comes. This aspect could help you pinpoint the cause of their crying.
Inconsolable crying
Usually colicky babies are difficult to console, and sometimes cannot be consoled unless you try to help them out. If you have been doing everything to console him but to no avail, then he probably is colic.
Pulling legs to one's stomach
This has nothing to do with any physiological aspect as to the cause of the crying. However, colicky babies would usually pull their legs to their stomach as if trying to regain the fetal position that has once offered them comfort before they were born.
Sick babies on the other hand usually show symptoms such as no appetite in eating, doesn't want to be hugged or cuddled, and physical manifestations such as vomiting or diarrhea. When it comes to baby colic, it usually doesn't go beyond 4 months - that's good news to the entire household.
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