WorkerBee Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Neither of my two children had colic but my granddaughter does. We are currently on the super expensive formula, Karo syrup, and Mylicon, Gripe water special bottles. Any other suggesions? Tried and true methods? Ha, I know this post is waaaay off topic but we need help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anmont Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Try Fennel seed tea. Soy based formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAMARABBIT02 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 GO TO HEALTH FOOD STORE ITS CALLED CATNIP AND FENNEL IT WORKS WONDERFUL...I USED IT FOR BOTH MY BABIES..IT WORKS... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learning all i can Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I had 2 boys, both were allergic to any kind of milk/formula..They ate babyfood from the 1st day they were born...No fruits just vegtables. Sure hope you can get something worked out, I know ya'll must be worried sick...God bless those little grandbabies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAMARABBIT02 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 GO TO HEALTH FOOD STORE ITS CALLED CATNIP AND FENNEL IT WORKS WONDERFUL...I USED IT FOR BOTH MY BABIES..IT WORKS... http://www.theherbsplace.com/Catnip_Fennel_Liquid_p_283.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcd Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 At the health store, homeopathic remedies...Hylands. They will help you in determining which one. Homeopathic has no side affects and is very safe. My daughter ate them like she needed them to breath. You can dissolve them in milk/water and spoon feed or put them in baby's mouth and they dissolve on their own. Pick some Hylands up for yourself. Other items I tried....driving, vacuum cleaner and a lot of red wine and prayer. Remember, this too shall pass - and like birth --- you will forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learning all i can Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 GO TO HEALTH FOOD STORE ITS CALLED CATNIP AND FENNEL IT WORKS WONDERFUL...I USED IT FOR BOTH MY BABIES..IT WORKS... Good to see you mamarabbit...btw workerbee said granddaughter not baby kittens....I know, I know...I'm just playin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAMARABBIT02 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Good to see you mamarabbit...btw workerbee said granddaughter not baby kittens....I know, I know...I'm just playin' GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL TOO SWEETIE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkerBee Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 At the health store, homeopathic remedies...Hylands. They will help you in determining which one. Homeopathic has no side affects and is very safe. My daughter ate them like she needed them to breath. You can dissolve them in milk/water and spoon feed or put them in baby's mouth and they dissolve on their own. Pick some Hylands up for yourself. Other items I tried....driving, vacuum cleaner and a lot of red wine and prayer. Remember, this too shall pass - and like birth --- you will forget. ummm....the red wine......for me or the baby? ha ha. Waaa Waa Waaa! Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisHands Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 My daughter had severe colic when she was a baby-twenty six years ago. My dad would go cut sassafras and boil it, and give it it her in a bottle with a drop of peppermint in it. She would calm down immediately. I had also had a very hard labor and she had been forced to come C-Section. Someone suggested that she might have been in a bad position during labor, and it may have caused her back to be out of place. We took her to a chiropractor and he did a few small adjustments, and that really helped. I had never heard of that before but it did help. Putting both of the remedies together really was a life saver after so many nights and days of walking the floor with her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavyduty053 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Neither of my two children had colic but my granddaughter does. We are currently on the super expensive formula, Karo syrup, and Mylicon, Gripe water special bottles. Any other suggesions? Tried and true methods? Ha, I know this post is waaaay off topic but we need help! Lay the baby across your knees and gently bounce . There is trapped gas inside its stomach and will not release. This helps when my kids were babys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butifldrm Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Workerbee, sometimes colic can be from gastric reflux and babies have to be out on prevacid or an antacid of some type. All I had when my kids wee young was Mylecon which prevents gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bongalow Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 As a parent, my girls were like that as well. The trapped gas inside is the prob, but they can not tell you that. My God father is a chiropractor and said he could fix it. As a child of chiropractic, for all of my sports years and now that I am gettin old, I agreed to it. He laid her across his hands, and pushed and tapped on her back, and then VOILA... Huge fart and a happy baby. Also after feeding put her up right and tap on the vertabre that protrudes the most with a light tapping motion to help the bubbles down and the nerves and vertabre to re-align. Worked great for both of mine as I was amazed!! Good Luck.. God Bless the baby!! Roll RV Oh yeah.. Soy formula and mylicon drops too help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinmom Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Gripe Water worked wonders for one of my boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlay901 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I don't know from experience because my little girl doesn't have colic, but I remember reading somewhere that a good swaddling goes a long way. Something about the baby's "4th trimester" and needing to "get out of their own way"...worth a shot anyway. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40oz Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) If your granddaughter is anything like my son, you're outta' luck. The only thing that worked for me was to hold him, swaddle and hold. He would cry most of the day until he was just over a year. I learned a great deal of patience and now that it is over with, I appreciate his happiness that much more! If you want to help, babysit as much as possible and allow your kids to get a break often Edited February 17, 2012 by 40oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlintNPebbles Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 If it's not reflux then maybe experiment with different bottles...unless she is being nursed. My oldest had awful gas and was FUSSY with colic and would projectile spit up across the couch. Changed his bottle to Dr. Browns and it took care of all the fussiness. It may be that he outgrew it but I used the Dr. Brown bottles exclusively for my 2 daughters and didn't have any colic or spit up issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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