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Moms, doctors and clinic sisters alike fall into the trap of thinking that what you eat is one of the biggest causes of digestive discomfort. Mom’s diet, Baby’s formula and how Baby feeds can all play a role, but tension cycles, Baby’s personality and misunderstanding the signals they are communicating to their parents are far bigger factors. There are some obvious food-colic connections however, and some you might never have dreamed of before. If you notice that every time you eat a specific food, Baby reacts with digestive discomfort, get the message and exclude or minimise it in your diet. Do not start from a point of exclusion but rather eat a wide variety of foods in moderation.

Try these tips:

•Baby has grown in the environment of what you ate during pregnancy and if you suddenly withdraw all those foods now, colicky symptoms may result. The cure is often to eat that curry or delight in that breakfast consisting solely of oranges!

•If a food or beverage causes symptoms of discomfort in you, it may well do so for your baby too.

•Typically gas-producing foods like beans, cabbage and onions are likely to lead to painful bloating, if taken in large amounts.

•Stimulants like caffeine can make Baby wakeful and excitable, eventually leading to overtiredness and crying, copycat signs of colic.

•Avoid a so-called bland diet largely consisting of wheat and dairy-based foods as precisely this can cause considerable cramping.

•Never prepare formula with just-boiled water as the heat alters the protein structure, making digestibility difficult and causing cramping – allow to cool somewhat before making up the formula.

•Iron added to formula sometimes causes discomfort. If this persists, another type of formula might be called for – specialised formula milks generally give least problems.

•If Baby is a gulpy drinker or your milk comes very fast, walking and lying down while feeding both work well to ensure less air is swallowed.

•The homeopathic remedies Rescue Digest or ColicCare often help relieve symptoms.