How Can I Treat My Baby’s Colic?

Do you use a pacifier?

Do you walk with your baby, rock the baby in your arms or use a baby swing?

Do you swaddle your baby in a blanket?

Do you give a warm bath to your baby or put a warm towel on its stomach?

Do you sing to your baby, rub its belly, or take it for a car ride or a stroller walk?

Do you provide white noise by running a white noise machine, or maybe a fan, a vacuum cleaner, a washing machine, and a hair dryer?

If you are breastfeeding, do you avoid common food allergens, such as dairy products, eggs, nuts, and wheat, as well as potentially irritating foods, such as cabbage, onions, or caffeinated beverages?

If you are feeding your baby formula, have you tried another brand, or have you tried warming up the formula to body temperature?

If you are feeding your baby formula, have you tried to feed your baby smaller meals, but more often, or to feed your baby in an upright position?

Based on your answers, there are a few more ways to treat your baby’s colic. You can use a variety of soothing techniques. Some of them will work better than others, while some will work once but not the next time. You can offer your baby a pacifier, swaddle your baby in a blanket, give the baby a warm bath or put a warm towel on its stomach. Your baby can calm down if you gently rub its belly, if you rock it or take your baby for a car ride or a stroller walk. You can also provide white noise by running a white noise machine.

Based on your answers, you know a lot about how to treat your baby’s colic. You can try changing your baby's diet. If you are breastfeeding, you should know that everything you eat is passed on to your baby so you can try a diet without the usual food allergens like eggs, dairy products, nuts, and wheat. You can also avoid caffeine and chocolate, which have a stimulating effect. If you are feeding your baby formula, you can try another brand, or try to feed your baby smaller meals, but more often. You can give your baby simethicone drops to help relieve gas.