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Natural Colic Support for your Baby

Nov 15, 2024

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What is colic?


  • Colic is when your baby is crying equal to 3 hours/day, 3 days/ week

  • In a healthy infant <3 months, proposed GI etiology


What are the risk factors for colic?

  • First born child

  • Maternal emotional distress

  • Food allergies

  • Equal in bottle- and breast-fed babies

  • Commonly postmenopausal women

  • Caucasian at highest risk

  • BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations

  • Increased estrogen exposure (e.g. nulliparity)

  • Postmenopausal obesity


Signs & Symptoms of a colicky kid?


  • Inconsolable crying with GI cramping, gas

  • Abdominal spasms

  • Increased bowel sounds between crying bouts


Treatments


Botanicals

  • Chamomile

  • Lemon Balm

  • Fennel


Homeopathics

  • Chamomilia

  • Nux Vomica

  • Lycopodium


Supplements

  • Low dose melatonin

  • Probiotics

  • Castor Oil


Diet & Lifestyle

  • Change Mom’s Diet (if BF)

  • Change Baby’s Diet

  • Burp Baby After Each Feed



Naturopathic Visit


Racheal Onah, BSc. (Hons), ND, MRN, earned her Doctor of Naturopathy degree from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2023. She previously completed a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Biology at York University. Racheal is a Registered Naturopath with the General Council & Register of Naturopaths (GCRN).


If you would like to book a Naturopathic Visit with Racheal, you can contact the Natural Care Clinic at 905-631-0880 or email: info@naturalcareclinic.ca


Nov 15, 2024

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