Colic Solution

Went to the clinic last Thursday and we were given colic drops to help ease Sarah's "colickyness" (hmm... is there such a word?! :p). Doctor says it is the wind in the stomach that causes colic in babies.

A few possible reasons:-
i) Mummy eats wrong stuff like beans vege, kangkung, caffeinated drinks;
ii) Crying too much causes baby to swallow air;
iii) Some colic babies cant stomach certain formula milk and therefore colic babies need a special kind of formula milk (Novalac AC which is an anti-colic formula);
iv) Milk that is shake, and not properly stirred (Steff, thanks for your advice earlier. it was helpful - i did shake the milk and always tell baby Sarah, "Milk shakes' comin'!" *DUH! DUH!*); and
v) Formulas with high sugar contents may cause bacteria in baby's stomach to react actively, thus produce more gas in the stomach.

At first we gave her the colic drops via a syringe, but she refused to take it and kept crying. Doctor mentioned that we could mix it with her milk. We did that but for about 4-5 feeds, she had problem finishing the milk (it's unlike her!) She knew the milk tasted different. Clever girl! Cant be fooled! :)

Went to parents-in-law's house on Saturday and mum-in-law (MIL) said not to mix it with the milk since she cant finish the milk. So, MIL fed Sarah the colic drops via the syringe. Sarah cried a little but managed to swallow the medicine. Good girl!

It was almost an instant prayer answered for us because she somehow slept more that night and cry less. I believe there is somewhat a sleeping spell in that medicine! hahaha!

Anyway, thank God that she became less colicky after that.

It's been 4 days already since we first gave the colic drops (minus the mx). i tried not to give her since Sunday night and she was already feeling better (i was hoping for natural healing). Thank God for giving better sleeps to all of us. Sarah still wakes up during the night for feeds, but that's OK, as long as she doesnt cry so much anymore.
We're still praying for complete healing for baby Sarah, and thank you all for praying. God is good all the time! :)