Our neighbors have to put in their earplugs from 7-10 pm every night, because Cole has been “exercising his lungs.” He has been having colic in the evenings. He wants to nurse, but he gets mad when the milk comes out, fidgeting, sputtering and crying. It’s an, “I’m in pain!” cry—you the type. Nothing consoles him—not standing, rocking, swaddling and he’s uncomfortable in any position. Last Saturday I stumbled upon these homeopathic drops for colic. It comes in these sterile single dose vials, like refresh eye drops. When Cole is in one of his fits and nothing is working to soothe him, I’ll drop one of these into his open (crying) mouth once every 15 minutes. The most I’ll give is 3 in a night. It seems to work—helping him to burp and settle temporarily.
Other things I’ve found that help:
- Burp him really well all day—make sure he burps several times after every feeding
- Make his last big feeding in the late afternoon
- Pump before bedtime so that he doesn’t get too much milk, but he can still suck
- Breastfeed him sitting up, where he is sitting almost totally upright
- Offer the pacifier if he’ll take it
Last night was the first night he didn’t cry too much. But it never fails—as soon as I say, “I think his colic is over,” we’ll have the worst night ever. So I’ll keep my expectations low and the colic drops handy.
