Baby/Mum Reflexology is a wonderful holistic therapy to experience together. As I have said in previous articles, Reflexology aims to balance your body’s systems and by enabling a sense of wellbeing, your body automatically starts the healing process. Along with this reflexology and baby massage brings about feelings closeness between baby and mum that you can take home with you and show other members of your family to experience too.
Are you having issues with colic? How can reflexology help your little pudding? By softly working on the relevant reflexes, your baby can overcome the pain of colic/baby wind.
How to know if your baby has colic.
Firstly your baby will be crying all the time. They may also be raising their legs up to their chests, clenching their fists. Also your baby may also have slightly blue colouring around their lips. This is normal colic
Some researchers claim that babies who have colic may, for a few weeks while their gut is maturing, be sensitive to certain substances that are found in breast, or formula, milk, such as lactose (a natural sugar), or molecules that are found in cows’ milk.
The only real piece of hard evidence that is currently available about the possible cause of, or risk factors for, colic, relates to smoking. Research has shown that children, who grow up in a smoky household, where one or both parents smoke, have twice the amount of respiratory and lung disorders, and in some cases they even have to be hospitalised.
When to seek immediate medical advice
A number of signs and symptoms may suggest that your baby is more seriously ill. It is recommended that you contact your GP immediately if your baby has a weak, high-pitched, continuous cry (the crying that is associated with colic is usually strong, with a normal sounding pitch; seems floppy when you pick them up; takes less than a third of their usual amount of fluids, passes much less urine than usual, vomits green fluid, or passes blood in their faeces (stools); has a high temperature of 38C or above (newborn) 39C (6 months+); has a bulging fontanelle (the soft spot at the top of a baby’s head); has a fit (seizure); turns blue, blotchy or very pale; has a stiff neck; has breathing problems, such as breathing fast, or grunting while breathing, or they seem to be working harder than usual to breathe (for example, sucking in under the ribcage); has a spotty, purple-red rash anywhere on their body (this could be sign of meningitis)
If your baby develops any of these signs and symptoms, contact you GP straight away or, if this is not possible, call NHS Direct
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