Children crying stomach problem: Cause and remedy

Evening crying is the phenomenon of babies under 6 months old crying for many hours in the evening or at night without any reason and cannot be comforted. 

There are many causes of newborn crying, whether they are hungry, have wet diapers, they want to be comforted, or they are upset. However, when a child fussy and cries for no reason and is often fussy in the evening or at night, it means they are experiencing an uncommon crying condition in infants, which we are used to call crying. theme.

Infant crying (known in the West as fussy baby syndrome or colic syndrome ) is a fussy baby condition that persists for many hours, occurring in an estimated one in five babies. Prolonged fussy crying often makes parents very stressed and mentally helpless. If your baby is having this situation, let's learn about related issues in the article below of aFamilyToday Health.

The cause of the baby crying

In fact, for many years, scientists have not yet determined the exact cause of the baby crying stomach. There is a widely accepted hypothesis that due to the weak digestive system, it is difficult for the baby to tolerate certain substances in breast milk or formula. This makes children uncomfortable, so they are born fussy and crying.

In addition, researchers also pointed out that the baby's nervous system has not been developing stably, the child feels pain when belching can also be the cause of the baby crying in the stomach.

Expressions when babies cry stomach problems

Usually babies with upset stomach often have the following typical symptoms:

Crying violently, his face and whole body turned red. Babies are fussy and crying at the same time of day, usually in the evening. Therefore, her grandparents call this night-night crying.

When crying, the baby's hands clasped tightly, the abdomen was tight, the knees bent and the back arched, making a scary look.

Sleep not deeply, often crying out loud while sleeping.

Early feeding is also interrupted by fussy crying, even when a baby stops feeding during a fussy time.

Crying bouts of varying intensity, unable to comfort them.

Crying lasts more than 3 hours / day, crying 3 days or more in 1 week, crying more than 3 weeks / month.

The frequency of cries decreased gradually after 4 - 6 months.

5 measures to help overcome the situation of babies crying stomach problems

The fact that infant crying has little to do with serious health effects is actually stressful and anxious for parents or caregivers. If your baby cries often but you have not known the cause, take your baby to see the doctor so that the doctor can diagnose exactly what is the cause of the crying. If the baby crying is not related to the disease, the baby is still feeding well, developing properly ... parents should not be too worried. You can refer to the following 5 tips of aFamilyToday Health to partly reduce your child's crying.

1. Use carom seeds (Ajwain)

Carom seed (ajwain) is a thymol-containing herb, so it smells like thyme , widely used in India as a spice. You can wrap a few carom seeds in your baby's milk towel or soft cotton cloth and warm them in the heat. Then, you put a towel with the package of carom seeds on your baby's stomach.

Note that before you place the package of carom seeds on your baby's belly, you need to place the bag on your wrist to make sure it is only warm, not hot.

2. A nguy (Asafoetida)

An oyster is an herb with a bad smell, bitter taste that is often used to treat respiratory problems, digestive problems, whooping cough, neurological disorders ...

Mom can mix 1 pinch of avocado powder with a little water to form a paste. Then, you use this mixture to gently massage the baby's navel and abdomen.

3. Cumin seeds

The ingredients in cumin are useful for diuretic, easy to digest, reduce bloating or colic, increase lactation in lactating women ...

Therefore, if you are breastfeeding , you should season cumin seeds into your dishes such as curry, pho ... or mix water with seeds. This will reduce discomfort if the cause is gas, indigestion or abdominal pain.

The recipe for cumin seeds is as follows: You brake half a teaspoon of fennel seeds in half a cup of water, wait to cool and drink.

4. Abdominal massage for baby

Daily massage for babies and children is very important. This not only helps strengthen the bond between mother and baby, but also strengthens the child's skeletal development, relaxes muscles, reduces bloating, indigestion, and helps babies get a good night's sleep. You:

Close your fingers and swipe around your baby's belly following the paddle movement. Swipe hands alternately starting at the ribs and stroking gradually down the abdomen.

Massage abdomen with fingertips in a circular motion, moving fingertips in the direction of clock hand rotation.

Massage according to the letter "ILU" (I Love U): Swipe the left side of the baby's abdomen from top to bottom in the shape of I. Then, you use your hand to stroke the abdominal cavity from right to left and then go down in the reverse L shape. Next, you gently stroke the baby's belly in a U-shape upside down from the lower right of the baby's abdomen up and around the navel and then down to the lower left abdomen.

Move your fingers around your baby's navel in a clockwise direction.

Grasp your baby's knees, squeeze them together and gently bring up and push slightly toward the abdomen and gently rotate your baby's hips a few times to the right. This helps your child emit better air.

Place your hand on your baby's belly horizontally and gently shake your hand a few times.

When massaging your baby's abdomen, you should be careful not to massage your baby's belly if the belly button hasn't fallen or has just fallen for a few days.

5. Parents or caregivers need to stay calm

If you have applied the above 4 methods and your baby still hasn't stopped crying, you or the caregiver should adjust the emotional state. Children are very sensitive, they can react in the same way that you treat them. Therefore, the most important thing when calming a baby is to be as calm and gentle as possible to show love in order to soothe the baby's discomfort. Let's:

Hold your baby lovingly and gently to let him feel the heartbeat and warmth transmitted from you.

Sing lullabies to your baby with lullabies or let your baby hear soothing music that you used to listen to while your baby was still in the womb.

Let your baby stay in a quiet space and feel comfortable. In addition, you can lull your baby to sleep with white noise,  to "blur" away the background noise.

When you breastfeed, you should keep the most comfortable mood, avoid stress.

Do not force your baby to suckle because too full will make the baby uncomfortable and fussy. After breastfeeding, the baby needs to burp fully.

Absolutely not arbitrarily give your baby any medicine or herbal medicine, without the consultation of pediatric specialists.

The fact that babies cry in the stomach usually does not have a serious effect on the child's health but makes parents very worried. However, if your baby cries for more than 3 hours, shows signs of poor feeding, fever, vomiting, fatigue, drowsiness, bloody diarrhea ... you should bring your baby to the doctor early to promptly detect abnormal health problems.