Additional advice

Colic

Further advice you can give customers for colic includes:

• Hold or sit the baby upright when feeding to prevent them from swallowing too much air in their milk
• Wind the baby after feeds
• Holding, cuddling and gently rocking the baby may help
• Try distractions such as gentle white noise, taking the baby out in the buggy, singing or a soothing warm bath
• Reassure parents/carers that it should resolve by the time the baby is six months old.

Reflux

You should refer the following to their GP for further advice:

• They have tried different things to help with reflux with no success after two weeks
• The baby has reflux that starts after six months of age
• The baby still has reflux when they are over one year of age
• The baby is losing/has stopped gaining weight.

References:

1. ww.cry-sis.org.uk/coping-with-colic
2. www.nhs.uk/conditions/colic/
3. www.nhs.uk/conditions/reflux-in-babies/