1 Signs of the disease

Before taking any measures to help a newborn in colic, it is necessary to consult a district doctor. Below are the signs that will help parents understand that the baby is worried about this particular problem:

1. The newborn constantly cries and groans.
2. The baby starts actively sucking milk, but after a few first sips refuses to eat and continues to eat intermittently, during which he screams and wrinkles his face.
3. After the feeding process, the child does not fall asleep. He actively moves the handles and legs, expressing obvious signs of anxiety. Permanent abnormal regurgitation, belching, gas leakage.
4. The position "on the stomach" is more comfortable for the child than "on the back".
5. The newborn calms down when it is tightly pressed to the mother, but it is only necessary to put it in the crib, as the above signs again appear.

2 Symptoms of the disease

In the first month of life, colic usually does not manifest. However, to begin to carry out massage from colic to the newborn it is necessary at once, as soon as the trace from the umbilical cord heals. This is because the baby needs to get used to the touch of the mother's hands, learn to relax under their influence.

After discharge from the hospital, it is necessary to start slowly mastering the first massage movements, gently stroking the belly with twofingers in a circular motion. The movements are always strictly clockwise, since this direction corresponds to the movement of gases through the intestine.

When the umbilical cord dries and disappears, massage with colic can be done more confidently, but still avoiding pressure on the area around the umbilical wound.

After full healing of the wound, you can go to a full-fledged massage of the tummy to a newborn with colic, even if the above signs are absent.

3 How to prepare for the procedure?

Many mothers are wondering how to do a tummy massage. In fact, there is nothing complicated in this. Massage from colic is carried out on a semi-solid surface, for example, on a changing table. Also a good option will be if the mother puts the baby on her lap. Feeling its warmth and smell, the baby will be easier to relax. It is not recommended to massage from colic on soft, springy surfaces.in this case it is impossible to control the force of pressing.

The surface should be laid with a soft diaper.

It is advisable to preheat it to body temperature. Before starting the session, you need to make sure that the room is warm enough. The temperature should not be below 23-24 ° C.The baby should be completely undressed, including the diaper, and put on a diaper.

Mom's hands should also be warm. To do this, you can intensively rub them against each other just before you start a massage with colic. In order not to damage the delicate skin of the crumbs, it is recommended to apply a few drops of special massage or ordinary sunflower oil on your hands. When using massage oil, it is important that it was of plant origin( not mineral, and especially not artificially synthesized).If it was decided to use sunflower oil, it must be heated for 10 minutes in a water bath in order to destroy the microbes contained in it. Close to the child there should not be sources of bright light that could blind the sensitive sight of the baby. It is not recommended to start a massage immediately. The child should be allowed to take an air bath for 5-10 minutes. Naturally, this stage should be omitted, if it is about directly assisting in acute colic.

When performing a massage for colic in a newborn, it should be remembered that in newborn infants the liver protrudes from the right hypochondrium approximately 2-3 cm. No massage movements should touch this area.

4 Massage exercises

Numerous exercises will help with colic.

1. The child must be put on his back, his mother's hands are placed on top of the baby's tummy and lie motionlessly on it for 1-2 minutes, warming and soothing.
2. The starting position is the same. With gentle, gentle movements with two fingers, you should begin stroking the abdomen around the navel in a clockwise direction. At the first sessions the number of strokes should be no more than 5-6 times. Then their number can be increased.
3. The hand of mother is put palm in the area of ​​hypochondrium. Slowly and smoothly, she begins to slide downward over the belly of the baby. The second palm follows the first same smooth movement. The exercise is repeated continuously 8-10 times.
4. Mom takes the child's leg in her hands and starts gently bending it, pressing her knee to her stomach. In the extreme position should be delayed for 3-5 seconds. The exercise is repeated 6-8 times on each leg and the same on both legs at the same time. Repeated 6-8 times.
5. Exercise "bicycle".Mom takes care of the baby's legs and starts alternately rotating them in a semi-bent state, imitating the rotation of the bicycle pedals. Exercise is carried out 4-5 times in each direction. During execution, it is necessary that the knees touch the tummy.
6. Mom takes the kid with his hands behind his knees and starts the circular rotation of his bent legs, spreading and reducing them. Exercise is done extremely slowly and carefully, so as not to damage the hip joint. Only 3-4 times.
7. The fist clenched in the hand of the mother is placed with the knuckles of the fingers on the baby's belly beneath the navel. The pressure should be strong enough to feel the elasticity of the muscles. It is necessary to be very careful not to cause the baby discomfort. Very slowly, mom turns her hand around its axis clockwise.
8. The starting position is the same. But this time the mother's fist draws on the baby's belly a spiral line, twisted clockwise, starting from the navel and ending at the left thigh.
9. The throat is turned over on the tummy. It is important to make sure that nothing interferes with breathing. Mom lightly strokes the child on the sides in the direction from the abdomen to the waist. Only 6-8 times.
10. Mom puts her hands on the baby's lower back and pushes her hands under the baby's belly, pressing on the oblique muscles. When her fingers are connected under the belly of the baby, she needs to slightly bend them up, pushing the entire surface of her fingers on her tummy, as if lifting the child. In the upper position should be frozen for 3-5 seconds, then relax the palms and pull them out from under the baby. Repeat the exercise 5-6 times.
11. Starting position: the child lies on the abdomen, a towel wrapped in a towel is placed underneath it in the navel area. The thickness of the harness is selected in such a way that the child roughly equally strongly rests on the knees and tummy. Mom's hands lightly smooth movements stroking the baby from the waist to the stomach.
12. Starting position: the mother lies on her back and puts the child on her semi-bent legs. The angle of the baby's position relative to the floor should be 20-30 °.The load on not yet strengthened coccyx is inadmissible, therefore it is important to check that the baby leans on the mother with the entire back and waist. The legs of the child thus freely lie on the abdomen of the mother. In this position, exercises 1-5 are repeated.
13. Starting position: the baby lies with his stomach on the ball for fitness. With one hand Mom holds him, the other shakes the ball. The head of the child should not be below the level of the legs.

5 Contraindications to the prescription of

If, in addition to colic, there are signs such as:

• bloating has an asymmetric shape;
• the navel area is strained and bulging;
• there is peristalsis in a certain zone;
• for a long time there is no stool;
• increased temperature;
• baby is sluggish and pale;
• there are spotting from the anus.

The latter may indicate that the baby has intestinal obstruction or inversion of the intestines. In this case, you need to see a doctor immediately.

Thus, massage with colic at home will help relieve abdominal pain and improve the condition of the child.