Bringing
home your newborn is matter of ultimate joy. Nothing is comparable to this
feeling of having your baby in your room where you have spent days waiting for
him. I had mixed feelings when I brought my baby boy from the hospital. I had a lot of anxiety mainly because he had
physiological jaundice and needed to be exposed to sunlight to the maximum.
Gradually his bilirubin level came to normal acceptable range. But then
something else was waiting to enter my anxious mind – that was ‘colic’.
My
baby would at times cried inconsolable. Our pediatrician diagnosed that it is
colic. He prescribed some very mild drops for the baby. And I had to closely monitor my diet as I was
feeding him.
Babies
when out of womb undergo still many changes and are exposed to a totally new
atmosphere. Their organs are still developing. Digestive system is not mature
yet. Therefor colic is something very normal and goes away with time. Usually
it takes first 3 months but in my case the baby got relief from colic by the
time he was 4 months.
Some
very usual symptoms are:-
-
Loud sudden
cry, which is difficult to calm.
-
Red face of
baby.
-
Disturbed
bowel activity.
-
Increase
passing of gas or spitting up of milk.
-
May suddenly
scream when fast asleep.
Here
symptoms may vary from baby to baby.
What calmed by heart monster
during that time was “a close contact with me”, the calmer I was the more my
baby felt relieved.
During
this time it is very important to keep yourself calm and having lots of
patience. It is something which I terribly lacked. I was too worried seeing this
happening to my baby. He would wake up screaming. As I was still recuperating from C- Section
delivery, a colicky baby added to my woes. Still it was not enough I had
relatives asking me to get my baby thoroughly checked up and I should get and
ultrasound done for the same. Such unwanted suggestion tore me apart and gave
me sleepless nights.
Any
ways I have learned something very important during that time :
-
Motherhood
also requires lot of stamina and physical energy other than patience and
calmness.
- Never let negativity
overpower you. You cannot ignore some
people but give cold shoulder to their unwanted suggestions.
##beingmumma
