Infant with Colic(?) - Heal Thyself!2024-03-28T11:29:53Zhttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/forum/topics/infant-with-colic?commentId=2814160%3AComment%3A27785&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMy son has been so fussy and…tag:heal-thyself.ning.com,2011-05-23:2814160:Comment:321942011-05-23T06:57:12.909ZStephaniehttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/profile/Stephanie148
<p>My son has been so fussy and gassy this past week. I want to try the caraway tea solution. How much should I give a 4 week old and how often? </p>
<p><br></br><br></br><cite>Bobbie Smith said:</cite></p>
<blockquote><div><p>I found a great remedy for colic when my babies were young and I've since shared this with friends and it has never failed me (or anyone else who has tried it)</p>
<p>Go to the spice aisle at your local grocery store and get caraway seeds. </p>
<p>Boil about 2 cups of water…</p>
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<p>My son has been so fussy and gassy this past week. I want to try the caraway tea solution. How much should I give a 4 week old and how often? </p>
<p><br/><br/><cite>Bobbie Smith said:</cite></p>
<blockquote><div><p>I found a great remedy for colic when my babies were young and I've since shared this with friends and it has never failed me (or anyone else who has tried it)</p>
<p>Go to the spice aisle at your local grocery store and get caraway seeds. </p>
<p>Boil about 2 cups of water with caraway seeds (enough to cover roughly half the surface area of the pot you are boiling them in) in the water until the water turns kind of an orange color (2-3 minutes). Strain the seeds out of the water and the "tea" is fed to your baby (in a bottle of course) after it has cooled to room temperature. You can store this in the fridge for a few days, but i usually made new tea for my kids. </p>
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</blockquote> So glad things are going so w…tag:heal-thyself.ning.com,2011-04-28:2814160:Comment:305962011-04-28T12:10:36.557ZPam Genanthttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/profile/PamGenant
So glad things are going so well. It's amazing how quickly they grow!<br></br><br></br><cite>Meg said:</cite>
<blockquote><div>Cole is now 2 months old and everything is going great! He is fussy at times but no longer does the things that make me feel that he is uncomfortable. I have been having him adjusted monthly at the Chiropractor and was thinking of looking into Craniosacral therapy for him just to make sure everything is where is supposed to be. I have continued drinking the water kefir. He is…</div>
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So glad things are going so well. It's amazing how quickly they grow!<br/><br/><cite>Meg said:</cite>
<blockquote><div>Cole is now 2 months old and everything is going great! He is fussy at times but no longer does the things that make me feel that he is uncomfortable. I have been having him adjusted monthly at the Chiropractor and was thinking of looking into Craniosacral therapy for him just to make sure everything is where is supposed to be. I have continued drinking the water kefir. He is growing great, he is super strong and is really starting to "talk" alot! Thank you so much for checking in on us. Very sweet of you.</div>
</blockquote> Cole is now 2 months old and…tag:heal-thyself.ning.com,2011-04-28:2814160:Comment:306842011-04-28T02:06:02.481ZMeghttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/profile/Meg
Cole is now 2 months old and everything is going great! He is fussy at times but no longer does the things that make me feel that he is uncomfortable. I have been having him adjusted monthly at the Chiropractor and was thinking of looking into Craniosacral therapy for him just to make sure everything is where is supposed to be. I have continued drinking the water kefir. He is growing great, he is super strong and is really starting to "talk" alot! Thank you so much for checking in on us. Very…
Cole is now 2 months old and everything is going great! He is fussy at times but no longer does the things that make me feel that he is uncomfortable. I have been having him adjusted monthly at the Chiropractor and was thinking of looking into Craniosacral therapy for him just to make sure everything is where is supposed to be. I have continued drinking the water kefir. He is growing great, he is super strong and is really starting to "talk" alot! Thank you so much for checking in on us. Very sweet of you. Meg how's it going? Was just…tag:heal-thyself.ning.com,2011-04-27:2814160:Comment:303992011-04-27T14:43:58.010ZPam Genanthttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/profile/PamGenant
<p>Meg how's it going? Was just thinking about you, and remembering when my (now teenage) boys were babies.</p>
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<p>Meg how's it going? Was just thinking about you, and remembering when my (now teenage) boys were babies.</p>
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<p>Pam</p> Thank you for all your help.tag:heal-thyself.ning.com,2011-03-29:2814160:Comment:275642011-03-29T00:04:38.828ZMeghttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/profile/Meg
Thank you for all your help.
Thank you for all your help. I recently read in a health m…tag:heal-thyself.ning.com,2011-03-27:2814160:Comment:279002011-03-27T21:04:45.811ZDayna Griegohttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/profile/DaynaGriego
<p>I recently read in a health magazine to give your baby probiotics for infants. It has shown to be 80% effective.</p>
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<p>I recently read in a health magazine to give your baby probiotics for infants. It has shown to be 80% effective.</p>
<p> </p> Oh the joys of parenthood ;-)…tag:heal-thyself.ning.com,2011-03-27:2814160:Comment:275282011-03-27T14:56:12.914ZDebbie Fulkersonhttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/profile/DebbieFulkerson
Oh the joys of parenthood ;-) Meg your story is very similiar to my daughters and her newborn. Same wonderful protocol with natural birth, breast fed, no vac's, chiropractic. She too went thru a stage with her daughter with the same symptoms. She started keeping a log of what SHE ate on a daily basis and would log any distress she would see in the baby. She narrowed it down to dairy, the occassional soda and spicey food. Definitely dairy. She also tried Gripe Water but saw no noticable…
Oh the joys of parenthood ;-) Meg your story is very similiar to my daughters and her newborn. Same wonderful protocol with natural birth, breast fed, no vac's, chiropractic. She too went thru a stage with her daughter with the same symptoms. She started keeping a log of what SHE ate on a daily basis and would log any distress she would see in the baby. She narrowed it down to dairy, the occassional soda and spicey food. Definitely dairy. She also tried Gripe Water but saw no noticable difference. Sounds like your baby has had…tag:heal-thyself.ning.com,2011-03-27:2814160:Comment:277922011-03-27T14:52:01.212ZJenhttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/profile/Jen836
<p>Sounds like your baby has had a great start! Kudos to you! :)</p>
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<p>My son is now 2, but he was horribly colicky. He was also breastfed & had no vaccinations. The only thing I found that gave him relief is Colic Calm- I think the site is coliccalm.com. It's a homeopathic remedy that you give before feedings. The company has a wonderful 800 # with people who have heard the colic story so many times! </p>
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<p>It's a very dark solution & turns your baby's stool…</p>
<p>Sounds like your baby has had a great start! Kudos to you! :)</p>
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<p>My son is now 2, but he was horribly colicky. He was also breastfed & had no vaccinations. The only thing I found that gave him relief is Colic Calm- I think the site is coliccalm.com. It's a homeopathic remedy that you give before feedings. The company has a wonderful 800 # with people who have heard the colic story so many times! </p>
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<p>It's a very dark solution & turns your baby's stool dark. I was hesitant but was reassured by the homeopathic nature that I gave it a try. We only had to use it for a few weeks before he was resting better. Though we didn't find out abou this until about 8-10 weeks. </p>
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<p>Good luck! I know how difficult it is to have a sleepless baby!</p>
<p>Jen</p> I found a great remedy for co…tag:heal-thyself.ning.com,2011-03-27:2814160:Comment:277852011-03-27T13:30:26.412ZBobbie Smithhttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/profile/BobbieSmith
<p>I found a great remedy for colic when my babies were young and I've since shared this with friends and it has never failed me (or anyone else who has tried it)</p>
<p>Go to the spice aisle at your local grocery store and get caraway seeds. </p>
<p>Boil about 2 cups of water with caraway seeds (enough to cover roughly half the surface area of the pot you are boiling them in) in the water until the water turns kind of an orange color (2-3 minutes). Strain the seeds out of the water and the…</p>
<p>I found a great remedy for colic when my babies were young and I've since shared this with friends and it has never failed me (or anyone else who has tried it)</p>
<p>Go to the spice aisle at your local grocery store and get caraway seeds. </p>
<p>Boil about 2 cups of water with caraway seeds (enough to cover roughly half the surface area of the pot you are boiling them in) in the water until the water turns kind of an orange color (2-3 minutes). Strain the seeds out of the water and the "tea" is fed to your baby (in a bottle of course) after it has cooled to room temperature. You can store this in the fridge for a few days, but i usually made new tea for my kids. </p> I'd eliminate dairy. Green mu…tag:heal-thyself.ning.com,2011-03-25:2814160:Comment:276202011-03-25T12:40:09.265ZPat Robinsonhttp://heal-thyself.ning.com/profile/PatRobinson
<span>I'd eliminate dairy. Green mucusy stools and/or red ring around the anus is usually dairy intolerance. Night-wakening is often wheat or corn. Soy goes hand-in-hand with dairy intolerance as they are simil<span class="text_exposed_show">ar proteins.<br></br><br></br>Wheat/gluten, GMO-soy and GMO-corn are other likely culprits. I didn't realize how much they are in everything we eat. We had issues with</span></span> cruciferous <span><span class="text_exposed_show">veggies too. And garlic and…</span></span>
<span>I'd eliminate dairy. Green mucusy stools and/or red ring around the anus is usually dairy intolerance. Night-wakening is often wheat or corn. Soy goes hand-in-hand with dairy intolerance as they are simil<span class="text_exposed_show">ar proteins.<br/><br/>Wheat/gluten, GMO-soy and GMO-corn are other likely culprits. I didn't realize how much they are in everything we eat. We had issues with</span></span> cruciferous <span><span class="text_exposed_show">veggies too. And garlic and oddly cinnamon. But, eliminating dairy was huge. <br/><br/></span></span>Here is a list of hidden diary: <a href="http://www.kellymom.com/store/handouts/concerns/hidden-dairy.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.kellymom.com/store/handouts/concerns/hidden-dairy.pdf</a><br/><br/> Hidden corn: <a href="http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php" target="_blank">http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php</a><br/><br/><span><span class="text_exposed_show"><br/>Mama eating Bubbies sauerkraut (just a bite) with meals will improve stomach acid and digestion. Mama eating whole food probiotics will decrease her gut reactions. Baby is usually reacting to mama's food intolerances. The baby is the "canary in the coal mine" telling what foods mama isn't digesting fully.<br/><br/>Food Journal is the gold standard. Tum-ease and Gripe Water help too, but only help symptoms, not cause.<br/><br/>Start here for healing your gut: <a href="../../profiles/blogs/overwhelmed-where-to-start" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://heal-thyself.ning.c</span><span>om/profiles/blogs/overwhel</span>med-where-to-start<br/><br/></a><br/><br/>Pat</span></span>