Signs and symptoms of colic include:

• intense crying bouts.
• crying in the late afternoon or evening that lasts several hours.
• your baby’s face being red and flushed when they cry.
• your baby clenching their fists, drawing their knees up to their tummy, or arching their back while crying.

Experts believe that colic is the result of an allergy to milk protein (or lactose intolerance) in formula-fed babies. More rarely, colic may be a reaction to specific foods in Mom’s diet in breastfed babies. Either way, these allergies or sensitivity can cause tummy pain that may set off colicky behavior.

These techniques might help –

• Lay him on his back in a dark, quiet room.
• Swaddle him snugly in a blanket.
• Lay him across your lap and gently rub his back.
• Try infant massage.
• Put a warm water bottle on your baby’s belly.
• Have him suck on a pacifier.
• Soak him in a warm bath.
• Breastfeeding mothers may reduce colic by making sure baby is getting lots of “hindmilk” at each feeding and not just “foremilk.”
• Try over the counter medication for colic for quick relief.

Gas pain is common in babies in the first three months of life while their intestines are maturing. It’s also common between ages 6 and 12 months, when they’re trying lots of different foods for the first time. Gas pain in a breastfed baby may be caused by intolerance to a protein in your diet.

• Check feeding position. “When you’re nursing or bottle-feeding, try to keep the baby’s head higher than her stomach,” Shu says. …
• Burp your baby. One of the easiest ways to ease gas pains is to burp her during and after she nurses.

Sodium bicarbonate can interfere with the natural pH level in your baby’s stomach. This can cause too much alkalinity and worsen colic symptoms. Watch out for gripe water containing peppermint. … Although gripe water is generally safe, it’s not recommended for babies younger than 1 month.

Reflux, also known as possetting or spitting up, happens when the milk your baby has swallowed comes back up into his food pipe (oesophagus). Your baby’s stomach contains acid that helps him to break down his milk.

Signs of reflux in babies include -Pain or discomfort when feeding, such as arching his back, refusing milk and crying. Frequently vomiting or spitting up milk (more than you normally see with posseting, which produces only about a teaspoon) Coughing frequently, including at night, but with no sign of a cold.

• Waking often at night.
• Comfort feeding to help alleviate pain.
• Weight loss or poor weight gain.
• Excessive crying or irritability during or after feeding.
• Regurgitation

Feeding changes may help your baby’s reflux and GERD:

• Add rice cereal to your baby’s bottle of formula or breastmilk. …
• Burp your baby after every 1 to 2 ounces of formula. …
• Avoid overfeeding; give your baby the amount of formula or breast milk recommended.
• Hold your baby upright for 30 minutes after feedings.

Gas pain is common in babies in the first three months of life while their intestines are maturing. It’s also common between ages 6 and 12 months, when they’re trying lots of different foods for the first time. Gas pain in a breastfed baby may be caused by intolerance to a protein in your diet.

1. Burp Often. Burping helps relieve gas by allowing air to escape from the body, keeping it from building up. …
2. Keep Baby Upright. …
3. Pump Baby’s Legs. …
4. Draw a Warm Bath. …
5. Bounce It Out. …
6. Try a Baby Massage. …
7. Try an Over-the-Counter Remedy. …
8. Track Diet.

Here are some specific foods to watch:

• Beans.
• Broccoli.
• Brussels sprouts.
• Cabbage.
• Cauliflower.
• Bran.
• Oatmeal.
• Apricots.