Baby sleep

[jb190281]

Well I can see this being the first of many baby related questions I'll be asking in the coming months!

little one has got a touch of colic, and I've found the only way of comforting her is when she is laying on her stomach, on my chest - is this ok? She settles well and falls asleep there. So many professionals have been saying not to let her sleep on her front, does that just apply to the cot? Sorry for my complete ignorance!

[redcrx]

she'll be fine sleeping on your lap or chest whilst you are awake like that :)

[jb190281]

Thanks red, she's such a happy little lump like this, I just dont want to risk harming her in any way

[tiggerblue10]

Hi jb, I wouldn't put her to sleep on her front in the cot but on your chest is fine. Is she burping ok?

[jb190281]

Burping great tiggs, any grown man would be proud!!

[anneasquith]

a new born baby lying on your chest, on her tummy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,take a picture will look fabulous., :)

[tiggerblue10]

Lol jb, Lt Tiggs was and is still the same. The house rumbles when he burps. hehe

[whiskeryron]

But don't go to sleep yourself whilst she is lying like that.Ron

[redcrx]

i dont know how youre feeding her jb but i swear by dr browns bottles.

[anneasquith]

red, does that image not make you broody. ?

[tiggerblue10]

You can try Infacol :-

http://www.infacol.co.uk/colic.php

[redcrx]

anne, everything makes me broody. But one look at my two little cherubs and it goes straight out of my mind :)

[jb190281]

She's started on the infacol, not sure if it's working tho.

[redcrx]

infacol is hit or miss, it made mine worse. give it a couple of days and see

[mrs_overall]

How old is your baby?

[jb190281]

Should it stop altogether with infacol, or just make it a bit more bearable?

[jb190281]

She was born on 5th mrs o

[tiggerblue10]

Not sure jb. Are you bottle-feeding her?

[anneasquith]

jb, what did you call you wee girl ? and how are you !!?

[mrs_overall]

I tried every product on the market (infacol, gripe water etc) with my 3 and nothing worked. I used to lay them face down across my lap and rub their backs - that seemed to help.
The colic stopped dead just before each of them was 12 weeks old - that must seem like a lifetime away for you at the moment.
I believe you can buy special teats for feeding bottles which reduces the amount of air a baby swallows - it may help

[pastafreak]

Try the 'colic hold'....her dad used this for lil pasta when she was suffering

http://www.google.co...._jMCQ&ved=0CBkQ9QEwAA