A great all-natural home remedy that helps fight colic in babies who are no longer breastfeeding is to offer a teaspoon of a mixture of chamomile tea with fennel and laurel, before each bottle.
Chamomile is antispasmodic and slightly sedative, and acts to alleviate the physical and emotional tension caused by colic, thus helping to calm the baby.
Fennel is also antispasmodic and soothing and is widely used to treat stomach pain, indigestion and bloating and laurel attenuates colic and stimulates digestion, decreasing the pain and discomfort caused by intestinal colic and together, improves digestion of the baby, relieving cramps.
Ingredients
- 1 handful of chamomile1 / 2 teaspoon fennel1 bay leaf1 glass of water
Method of preparation
Put all the ingredients in a pan and boil for approximately 5 minutes. Strain and give 1 tablespoon to the baby always before he takes the bottle.
For babies who breastfeed exclusively, the solution is for the mother to drink the tea because it passes through the milk to the baby, helping to relieve cramps.
Also know which foods should not be eaten by the breastfeeding mother, to avoid colic in the baby:
See also other tips to relieve baby's cramps.
