Homoeopathic Treatment For Crying Babies
It goes without saying that “Crying Babies” is actually a Big question faced by the household. Because either the baby cries if he is in trouble or he cries to be picked up by the family members and to be looked after. These are the two common causes of Baby Crying !
That’s why I call it ‘Pain’ (‘ व्यथा ‘). Because really what he is suffering from is really his ‘Pain’. Because crying is the only way babies have to show that they are in trouble.
As a Homoeopathic Doctor we need to fix it so that both the baby and the person in the baby’s household get a good night’s sleep.
Every time the Baby cries, the reasons can be different. As mentioned above, Baby crying generally falls into two categories.
If one is in trouble, if it is in ‘Pain’. , it cries. But the exact cause of crying is often very difficult to understand. Some general reasons are given as examples.
1. Habitual Crying –
Sometimes babies cry at certain times out of habit. It does not need any specific reasons.
2. When Hungry–
When a Baby is hungry, it starts crying. Of course, the Mother should feed the Baby only when the Baby cries from hunger. Sometimes he gets insufficient milk and starts crying because his stomach is not full.
3. After the Baby is born, the baby starts crying because the clothes are wet.
4. Often a Baby needs people around. So sometimes the Baby feels very lonely in the cradle and starts crying.
5. If the baby is too hot or too cold, he feels uncomfortable and starts crying.
6. We often have a habit of keeping the Baby tightly wrapped.
Family elders, grandmothers, great-grandmothers etc. wrap the Baby very tightly. So the Baby starts crying because he is overheated or uncomfortable
7. In case of cold, the Baby’s nose gets blocked and it becomes difficult to breathe and it starts crying.
8. If the Baby is kept in diaper for a long time, he will get a rash on the genital area and it will start to bother him and the baby will start crying continuously.
9. Stomach ache is considered to be the most common cause of Baby crying.
Gas in the stomach, especially in the evening, causes the child to generally cry. That is why the elders in the house give advice like ‘Roast the baby on its stomach’. All these children cry every normal evening.
10. Ear pain, usually due to a cold, the Baby’s ear hurts and the Baby starts crying.
11. If there is some other germ infection fever the Baby starts crying because of discomfort.
All these reasons are considered to be common causes of Baby crying.
But if there is a certain disease or severe disease, the Baby starts crying helplessly.
There may be specific reasons why a Baby cries.
1. For example,
if the brain has trauma,
if there is a serious injury,
if the brain is inflamed (Meningitis), the Baby starts crying very loudly. In this, the Baby gets heaviness in the neck due to vomiting, the baby also gets fits.
2. Sometimes the Baby starts crying because of the discomfort of the passing urine.
For example, in this type (phimosis), the Baby’s does not pass urine properly or partially, and this causes the baby to cry.
3. If the baby has a serious illness like convulsions etc. the Baby starts crying.
4. If a Baby is jaundiced, the Baby starts crying despite the increased level of bilirubin in the blood.
In fact, a Baby cries when it is born; But this is natural because the gas it needs when it cries is drawn into the lungs and the first breath after birth is taken from there.
All these are the reasons for the Baby’s crying ! That’s why I named it ‘Pain’. Because in the eyes of this little organism, even such small things seem like ‘Pain’.
Homoeopathy, however, has many different effective remedies for Children.
Some Babies cry all night and sleep soundly all day. Some Babies start crying before teething. Due to diarrhea, fever etc. happening at that time, Babies start crying in shock.
Some Babies are naturally calm. They are very sensitive, cowardly and stupid. Constantly crying Babies are babies especially suffering from ear pain. So at that time the Baby starts crying.
Similarly, many other medicines can be given as per the Baby’s symptoms. But of course, considering all his Physical symptoms and nature together, Medicines can be given according to specific symptoms. Many such Medicines can be given in various disorders of the Baby.
In short, it is important to understand and treat Children’s ‘Pain’ ! Very gently !.
We can certainly help ease the’ Pain of Babies by giving them sweet Homoeopathic pills.