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Assalam o Alaikum,
My daughter is 22 days old, she is having colic so her doctor recommended pro colic drops but nothing happened with it, still she is having gas issue and also she cries alot even after feeding and yes she spits a good amount of milk as well sometimes curdled milk and sometimes normal milk, She is passing urine 5 to 6 times in a day and stool atleast 12 times which means she is having enough milk.
she is on breastfeeding.
wsalaam. dear there is no cure for colic. it will peak at around 3m and then slowly decline after that. you need to see if you're over feeding her, give gap of at least 2 hours between feeds. burp twice after every feed. keep head end raised. do colic exercises, you can search on YouTube and see how you can perform them
I will help u through homeo medicine Enshahallha u will battr book appointment for proper treatment through Marham
Aoa
only give mother feed
with 2 hours apart
plus if baby is febrile or any other symptoms
its better to check the baby physically
Okay , your weight ? and previous or current medicine using ?
kindly message me on insta dr_oncall_98 , because proper history is require
10 months ago
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10 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics) | Lahore | Book Appointment
are you giving her anything else other than milk? like saunf ilaichi water or honey? which water are you using?
11 months ago
Patient
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Not now but my family insisting me to give gripe water and I am compelled to give that to my daughter can't say no to them
11 months ago
Patient
Post Owner
because in old times doctor asked to give gripe water from the day 1.
11 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics) | Lahore | Book Appointment
no dear till 6 months just milk and nothing else. not even plain water. there is no benefit of gripe water anymore. i understand there is family pressure but maybe you can share some researches with them?
11 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics) | Lahore | Book Appointment
if you need more guidance regarding newborn care and management you can book an appointment with me and then you can follow up after that via chat and we can talk about the major dos and don'ts
https://www.marham.pk/online-consultation/pediatrician/lahore/dr-mahum-imran-39206
11 months ago
Patient
Post Owner
it is hard to explain them, will there be an issue if I will give gripe water?
11 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics) | Lahore | Book Appointment
there is no issue but there is no benefit as well. why give something that has no benefit?
11 months ago
Patient
Post Owner
Thank you so much ?
11 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics) | Lahore | Book Appointment
plus in any case gripe water is not even recommended before 1 month of age so she's not even 1 month old yet
11 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics) | Lahore | Book Appointment
the more gripe water you give, the less milk your baby will take so it will affect her weight as well so just be careful
11 months ago
Patient
Post Owner
Thank you <3
11 months ago
Patient
Post Owner
no her feeding pattern is high MashAllah if she is awake, keeps taking feed. She leaves only when she sleeps
11 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics) | Lahore | Book Appointment
thats why she is suffering from so much gas. you need to space the feeds. 2 hours gap is just between feeds. crying does not always mean the baby is hungry. the baby cries due to tummy pain and then moms mistake it for hunger and give more milk and it worsens the colic. feed spacing is very important. a child does not need to feed continuously while awake.
11 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics) | Lahore | Book Appointment
you can use pacifier to pacify your child between feeds
11 months ago
Patient
Post Owner
Isn't pacifier harmful?
11 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics) | Lahore | Book Appointment
harmful in what sense?
11 months ago
Patient
Post Owner
with pacifier she will enhale air no? I am just asking I have no idea
11 months ago
MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics) | Lahore | Book Appointment
there are high quality anti colic pacifiers as well. and actually pacifier use decreases incidence of Sids (sudden infant death syndrome) in children till 6 months of age. if you don't want to use its fine. but you need to space feeds to decrease colic problem in your child
11 months ago