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If a baby is born prematurely (even induced or born by Caesarean section a week or two before labour would have commenced spontaneously), there seems to be more likelihood of tummy problems like excessive windiness, cramps and colic. Possibly the digestive system is just not quite mature yet.

If one or more close family members have an inherently troublesome digestive system (such as spastic colon, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, tendency to diarrhoea, indigestion), your baby might strike it unlucky and follow suit, possibly beginning with colic. If this seems to be the case, remember that the tips that help this person might well ease Baby’s symptoms.

Try these tips:

•Preferably breastfeed exclusively as mother’s milk is the most easily digested.

•Brew organic rooibos tea and give 25 ml twice daily for its digestive, soothing properties.

•If rooibos alone does not help, add a garden mint leaf to the rooibos brew and allow to stand for ten minutes before giving to Baby.

•Give Baby the homeopathic remedy ColicCare crushed and offered on a clean finger or dissolved in 5 ml cooled, boiled water 3 times daily, as this greatly aids inherently weak digestive systems.

•If Baby has a very acid odour, crush and dissolve one Nat phos tissue salt tablet 3 times daily – if breastfeeding, you can take it instead.