Warmers for newborns from colic

When a newborn has colic, parents seek to help the crumbs in any way. Many turn to the doctor and begin to give the baby medicine, but there are quite a few supporters of other options for dealing with abdominal pain. One of the most popular ways for parents to help a newborn with colic is the use of a heating pad.

Heat has long been used for colic in newborns. Our mothers also heated diapers and put babies in pain on their tummies. Nowadays, wearing babies in a sling is widespread, in which the warmth of my mother's body warms the baby and also helps relieve intestinal colic.

Dry heat, which gives the child a hot water bottle, helps relieve cramps in the tummy, improving the baby's well-being and sleep. In addition, it can be used to warm the baby during sleep, and many of the options for heating pads are not only heated, but can also be used for cooling.

There are many types of babies for babies. Consider the most popular ones.

Inside them is a saline solution. By pressing the switch, the user starts a chemical reaction, heating the heating pad to about + 50 ° C. Burns are excluded from it, it keeps the temperature for about 2-4 hours and as it warms up, it changes its shape, so the child does not feel discomfort from its use. Usually, a salt water bottle is wrapped in a diaper and attached to the baby.

The principle of the salt heaters, you can see in the next video. In it you will see the crystallization process.

The temperature of the heating unit is controlled by a thermostat, which is very convenient (you can set the desired temperature). However, they are rarely used because of the fears of moms, because they work on electricity. If the mother decides to use it for colic in an infant, it is usually to heat the bed, which the baby is then placed into.

Water heaters are filled with hot water and have a large number of drawbacks - this is a rapid cooling, and difficulty in attaching to the child, and the need to control water heating. Because of this, they are used very rarely for colic.

Inside such hot-water bottles there is a gel that heats up on the same principle as the salt ones. Heated to + 60 ° C, it retains its temperature for about an hour.

Such pillow warmers are made from natural fabric and filled inside with cherry pits or husks of cereals (for example, barley). They quickly heat up and are able to retain heat for up to 2-3 hours.

For fixing on the body of the child, ties are provided. The product can also be used in adults and for cold compresses. Additional advantages of such hot-water bottles are their attractiveness (they are often created in the form of a toy) and a pleasant aroma.

One of the main issues is the quality and safety of the materials from which this accessory is made. The heater does not have an unpleasant smell, and the body of the product must be sealed. It is best to purchase it for a baby in a specialty store or pharmacy, and also ask for a certificate for such products when you buy it.

The heating pad can not be used in the fight against colic, if the child:

• There are inflammatory diseases of the abdominal organs.
• There are wounds or injuries.
• The skin of the abdomen is inflamed due to an allergic reaction or for other reasons.

Most mothers who have decided to deal with colic in a newborn using a heating pad speak positively of this method. They compare it with a diaper heated with iron and see undeniable advantages. Nevertheless, some mothers noted that the effect of use was less than that of a warm bath or the use of a sling.

As for the choice, mothers often buy fabric and salt products, considering them more effective. Salt hot-water bottles attract with their simplicity of use, long maintenance of temperature and safety. Fabric models prefer fans of all natural and eco-friendly.

You can see a review of one of the hot-water toys in the next video.