HELP tips to treat Colic/trapped wind in newborns

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George is 9 days old and today has been our worst day since he was born. It started yesterday when he was just gripey all day.
We gave him his 10pm feed and he proceeded to projectile vomit it all back over me, and then got himself completely worked up/crying hysterically. After several hours of tears and a bath, we finally managed to settle him (sort of) for the night, and he kept his feeds down last night.
He has been grizzly all day today, he takes his feeds but he obviously has traaped wind, which despite hours of back patting and Infacol, he will just not part with. He also keeps bringing very small amounts back up at the end of the feed.
He refuses to go in his moses basket. so me and DH have taken it in turns throughout the day to cuddle/burp him and rub his tummy. The minute we stop, he starts screaming again.
We took him out for a walk earlier today, and he fell asleep, but as soon as we got home he woke up and started scresming again.
I just feel so helpless as to do anything to help him and wondered if anyone had any advice?
We gave him his 10pm feed and he proceeded to projectile vomit it all back over me, and then got himself completely worked up/crying hysterically. After several hours of tears and a bath, we finally managed to settle him (sort of) for the night, and he kept his feeds down last night.
He has been grizzly all day today, he takes his feeds but he obviously has traaped wind, which despite hours of back patting and Infacol, he will just not part with. He also keeps bringing very small amounts back up at the end of the feed.
He refuses to go in his moses basket. so me and DH have taken it in turns throughout the day to cuddle/burp him and rub his tummy. The minute we stop, he starts screaming again.
We took him out for a walk earlier today, and he fell asleep, but as soon as we got home he woke up and started scresming again.
I just feel so helpless as to do anything to help him and wondered if anyone had any advice?
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There are 3 ways we winded. Leaning against our shoulder upright. Apparently the chinese swear by holding baby upright in air for 15 seconds to help winding!
On tummy over my knees.
Sitting upright on knee, I used to gently rock him backwards and forwards. Even now when his tummy gets squashed if he leans too far forward, he will occasionally burp!
Used to sit lo up for 10-15 minutes after feed, to help pass any wind, reduce reflux.
We used infacol with every feed, occasionally gripe water when lo reached 4 weeks old, anti-colic bottles and colief as lo was FF.
Also a wedge in the crib, keeps lo less flat.
You can do some gentle massage, which there are classes available for. You make small circles around their tummy button in a clockwise direction. Or rub in a U shape, also around tummy button, starting on the left side.
Also there is the cycling of the legs gently, to try to release the wind.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm slightly wrong on anything, or add.
Hope lo is more comfortable soon. xx
xx
MIRACLE CURE FOR MY BABY'S TRAPPED WIND!!
I am a mother of a 2 month old baby girl.
I have been really upset by her constant crying/lack of sleep
for us both.
She kept making pushing noises like she was in pain and tensing her body up and
it really made me feel so helpless!!
I had tried all the different ways of holding her & bought Infacol and found none of them to be very helpful.
I spent a while googling it one night and someone mentioned that proping the baby up on a
few pillows so they were in a sideways sitting position helped them,
I tried it with not much hope but OH MY GOD!! I am so glad I did as she has
not been in pain since! It's a bit of a pain at night as I can't lie down and feed her I have to be as upright as
possible but it's well worth it as she is such a happy baby now!! now I can enjoy her!
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Dentinox is our savour worked wonders along with a splash in bath late evening. Also a tip my 14 year old found online was to hold baby under nappy and under chin and gently bounce how it works don't know but soothes every time.
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