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🩺 Health · 0 – 4 months

🌀 How to relieve baby colic

Persistent crying deserves assessment if baby seems ill; colic is not a diagnosis of every painful or swollen tummy.

Gear to have ready

  • A baby-safe heating pad or hot water bottle (lukewarm water or flaxseed/cherry stone pouch, never too hot).

What to do

  1. 1. Gentle comfort

    Try gentle holding, rocking or a comfortable supported position while awake. Never use a heating pad or hot-water bottle on baby.

  2. 2. Seek care

    A hard swollen abdomen, green vomit, fever, lethargy or feeding difficulty needs urgent assessment.

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Same topic

When in doubt, contact your doctor or midwife. For a life-threatening emergency, call 000.