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What Does Excessive Crying By A 8 Week Old Baby Indicate?
Question: hi,
my 8 week baby girl sleeps very little when she is awake she play for some time and then starts crying and moving her legs and hands like crazy.in evening its worse. is it normal. she sleep for 1 and half hour XXXXXXX and to stop her from cry when her mother try to feed her she gets hyper for few second like she is balancing her self from falling. we feed her both mothers and formula. but formula we give only twice or thrice a day.we also give her dill water to prevent her for being colic.
my 8 week baby girl sleeps very little when she is awake she play for some time and then starts crying and moving her legs and hands like crazy.in evening its worse. is it normal. she sleep for 1 and half hour XXXXXXX and to stop her from cry when her mother try to feed her she gets hyper for few second like she is balancing her self from falling. we feed her both mothers and formula. but formula we give only twice or thrice a day.we also give her dill water to prevent her for being colic.
Brief Answer:
This is evening colic - pleasse stop giving water
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
This is called evening colic and is quite common in this age group. This happens when the baby sucks at the breast very fast and in eagerness to drink milk will gulp in air too. Unless the air comes out like burping or flatus this discomfort will be there and next time check if she is sucking too fast and gulping in air too. You will be more convinced. Usually I don't advice any medicines for this as they give only temporary relief.
The two best ways to relieve this distress is -
1. Do not put the kid in lying position after feeding till the baby burps out the swallowed air.
2. If the baby is still crying - put in prone position and keep patting the back gently so that the baby passes off the flatus and gets relieved.
DO NOT GIVE WATER FOR THE BABY TILL 6 MONTHS OF AGE. THE ONLY FLUID THAT SHOULD BE GIVEN IS MILK AND IF POSSIBLE EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
This is evening colic - pleasse stop giving water
Detailed Answer:
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
This is called evening colic and is quite common in this age group. This happens when the baby sucks at the breast very fast and in eagerness to drink milk will gulp in air too. Unless the air comes out like burping or flatus this discomfort will be there and next time check if she is sucking too fast and gulping in air too. You will be more convinced. Usually I don't advice any medicines for this as they give only temporary relief.
The two best ways to relieve this distress is -
1. Do not put the kid in lying position after feeding till the baby burps out the swallowed air.
2. If the baby is still crying - put in prone position and keep patting the back gently so that the baby passes off the flatus and gets relieved.
DO NOT GIVE WATER FOR THE BABY TILL 6 MONTHS OF AGE. THE ONLY FLUID THAT SHOULD BE GIVEN IS MILK AND IF POSSIBLE EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR ANSWER. AND I AGREE SHE IS COLIC. AND WE DO ALL WHICH IS NECESSARY. BUT WHY I WORRY IS SHE PLAYS WITH SMILING FACE FOR A LONG TIME AND THEN SUDDENLY SHE STARTS CRYING AND BANGING HER LEGS AND HANDS. SHE SLEEP VERY LESS. I FEEL LIKE SHE GETS BORED IN THE EVENING. SHE POOS TWICE OR THRICE IN A DAY MAYBE THAT CAN BE PROBLEM.
Brief Answer:
It's not getting bored - colic Usually occurs in evening only
Detailed Answer:
Hi.....it is not about getting bored. Colic usually occurs in the evening only... that is why it is called...evening colic.
Please follow the remedial measures that I have suggested. Your baby will gradually grow out of this problem.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
It's not getting bored - colic Usually occurs in evening only
Detailed Answer:
Hi.....it is not about getting bored. Colic usually occurs in the evening only... that is why it is called...evening colic.
Please follow the remedial measures that I have suggested. Your baby will gradually grow out of this problem.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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