When a baby is born, it needs to adapt to the new environment. You need to get used to the air temperature, clothes, get to know your parents better, learn many things.
The adaptation period begins in the child's digestive system. The newborn needs to get used to the use of breast milk or a mixture, as a result of this process, infants begin intestinal colic, occurring against the background of the processes of fermentation and gas formation in the gastrointestinal tract (gastrointestinal tract).
85% of newborns suffer from colic, which, during feeding or after its termination, turn red, cry, press the legs from abdominal pain. To alleviate the sufferings of babies, parents are looking for an effective and harmless remedy. One of these is dill water for newborns from colic.
The composition and properties of dill water
Dill water does not consist of dill, but of fennel, which has got accustomed in society under the name "pharmacy dill", because fennel is widely used in the manufacture of various medications. The composition includes seeds or fennel oil and purified water.
Useful properties of fennel:
- helps the newborn to digest food, get rid of gas;
- has antibacterial, expectorant properties, helps with minor inflammation of the respiratory tract;
- improves heart and kidney function;
- contributes to the tightening of wounds, healing of ulcers, fractures;
- increases lactation;
- helps with constipation;
- Good sedative, a beneficial effect on sleep.
Where and at what price to buy dill water
Dill water is sold in pharmacies that are engaged in the manufacture of drugs. This tool is often made to order. Packaging is a bottle of dark glass. In pharmacies, you can also purchase a concentrate (15 ml) of fennel, which must be independently diluted with purified water (add water to a 50 ml vial with a dispenser).
There are also fennel teas that also help with flatulence.
The cost of dill water, which is made to order in a pharmacy, ranges from 150 to 170 rubles per 100 ml. The price of the concentrate, which is sold in many pharmacies, averages 200 rubles.
Instructions for use
Dill water for newborns from colic can be taken after reaching two weeks of age. Dosage medication - 1 teaspoon three times a day before feeding. For a better perception of dill water by a baby, it is necessary to mix the medicine with breast milk or formula.
If the child's condition has improved, no negative symptoms have appeared, then the dosage of the agent can be increased up to 6 times per day.
For the best effect of intestinal colic, moms are recommended to follow the following action plan:
- put the baby on the tummy;
- give the child dill water;
- breastfeed or feed the baby;
- put the crumbs "column".
Dill water is a harmless medicine, but there is such a thing as individual intolerance to the components of any drug. Therefore, it is not necessary to self-medicate, and before giving the baby any medication, it is necessary to consult with the pediatrician.
Recipes for homemade remedies for colic
Preparing dill water at home is a snap, for this you will need:
- fennel seeds - 1 hp;
- purified water - 200-250 ml;
So, how to make dill water for newborns? This can be done in two ways.
Method one: boil water, chop fennel seeds with a blender or coffee grinder, pour chopped seeds with hot water, cover with a lid, let it brew for 40-50 minutes, drain.
Method two: pour the fennel in boiling water, let it boil for a couple of minutes, cover, let it brew for 30 minutes, drain.
If you can’t find fennel seeds, you can use fennel essential oil. In a purified boiled liter of water at room temperature, it is necessary to dissolve 0.05 g of oil. Store this kind of solution should be in the refrigerator for about 30 days. Before use, this medicine should be heated to 35-37 ° C.
This recipe is known to all grandmothers, because before newborns from colic were helped thanks to the seeds of ordinary dill. To prepare such dill water, 1 teaspoon of dill seeds should be poured with purified boiled water (100 ml) and let it brew for about 60 minutes, drain.
It must be remembered that before cooking dill water you need to boil the dishes and wash your hands.
Homemade dill water can be stored for 24 hours. And how to give homemade dill water to the newborn and how much - you determine by its condition, but the dosage is 1 teaspoon 3-6 times a day.
Dill water reviews
Dill water for newborns is a popular remedy for intestinal colic. But the opinions of parents about the effectiveness of this medication are different. Some are pleased that dill water has facilitated the adaptation of the gastrointestinal tract of the newborn, some parents regret that they took advantage of dill water, as they did not get any effect. And there are cases when children go to the hospital due to intolerance to this drug.
Recent parent reviews about dill water:
We ran into colic when my daughter was a month old, I did not know which way to run, how to help my Anya to endure these painful sensations in the tummy area, tormented her with a venting tube, did massages, nothing helped, the baby still cried, compressed. My friend told me about dill water, we consulted a doctor, ordered some dill at a pharmacy, and Annie stopped suffering! I cried only when I wanted to eat!
Catherine, Moscow.
We had colic too! And no dill water, no medicine did not help us! By itself, everything went. This is how 5 months were fulfilled - and so it went!
Svetlana, Zernograd.
Intestinal colic in my son began immediately after discharge from the hospital. Sleepless nights, a kid with pursed legs red from screaming - all this tormented my wife and I very much. The mother-in-law came to our aid and brought with them the seeds of dill. They gave the son an infusion of seeds, were satisfied. The stomach, indeed, almost did not hurt.
Evgeny, Baltiysk.
The first month of Misha’s life was a calm, good boy, but then it began! The tummy was awfully sick, we were so tormented! Mother-in-law said, they say, endure, pass! But to look at how your child suffers is not a pleasant sight! When my son was 2 months old, we went to an appointment with a local pediatrician, who assigned us some dill, but we did not find her in pharmacies. Therefore, they made their own from the essential oil of fennel. The result exceeded all our expectations, the baby became calm again! I advise everyone, it's so easy!
Hope, Pavlograd.
In the next video - the opinion of Dr. Komarovsky about dill water.
