A newborn baby, born, may experience problems with the digestive system. Increased flatulence, bloating, most often called infant colic.
This condition is the norm for the first months of life. The baby becomes restless, naughty, most often at night. To alleviate the condition of the baby, parents buy or make their own dill water.
The article will tell you how to make dill water yourself, what it is used for, how to dilute it, from what age and when it can be given.
Can babies water from dill seeds?
Usually in the second week of life, the baby has digestive problems.that is associated with the formation of organs of the gastrointestinal tract. The processes of the digestive system are becoming established to the mother's milk or milk mixtures. A pediatrician who comes home to his parents examines the baby and prescribes some dill water.
- The self-made preparation can be taken from birth, as the water practically does not cause signs of allergy, has a natural composition, is easily digested and really helps relieve the condition when the baby is suffering from colic.
- Purchased means prescribed from the second week of the infant's life.
What is it, what is it cooked from, how to make it at home?
Contrary to the name, dill water is not an infusion of dill, but a solution prepared from oil or fennel seeds. Although fennel is a Mediterranean plant, fennel seeds can be found in the pharmacy for sale. Folk remedy, which was used by our mothers and grandmothers, in the fight against colic is relevant now.
How to brew the seeds of the relatives of dill - fennel, to get water for babies?
The recipe for cooking homemade decoction is extremely simple.
- Brew 1 teaspoon of fennel fruit with seeds of 1 cup boiling water. Also, fennel seeds can be replaced by seeds of ordinary dill.
- The resulting decoction is infused for an hour.
- Then it must be filtered through cheesecloth so that small particles of seeds do not fall.
Stored self-prepared medicine for long, about a day, then useful properties are lost.
Ingredients: how is it useful, what is it for?
The benefits of such water are indisputable:
- Relieves the newborn from abdominal distention.
- It has anti-inflammatory effect.
- Clears the intestines.
- Stimulates digestion.
- Removes smooth muscle spasms.
- Calms the nervous system.
The chemical composition of dill water is various, it contains vitamins of group B, potassium, magnesium.
100 mg of water infusion of dill seeds contains:
- 0.2 g of protein;
- 0.2 g fat;
- 0.8 g carbohydrates;
- vitamin C 0.148 mcg;
- Vitamin B6 0.004 mg and other various ingredients.
What dose can be given to children of very early age, how to give them water?
The dosage of water at home for newborns begins with a few droplets per tongue., then with one teaspoon three times a day. It is necessary to monitor the allergic reaction on the skin. If there are no skin rashes, then the number of teaspoons per day can be increased to six.
It is recommended to drink the prepared dill water to the breast feeding mother 30 minutes before feeding, so that the beneficial properties of the medicine are transferred with milk to the infant. The baby's condition is stabilizing, the accumulated gases will gradually begin to recede, the spasms will stop and the baby will feel vigorous and cheerful again.
Indications, who helps?
The newborn baby is very vulnerable to the outside world, crying trying to attract the attention of adults, but most often irrational crying, associated with pain in the intestine due to an imperfect digestive system. The neonatal neonatal period lasts 28 days and they are the most difficult to adapt. If the baby constantly has a tummy ache, it minuses the legs, pulls them up to the stomach, which means that the newborn has an increased accumulation of gases.
Fennel seeds have long been successfully used to treat intestinal disordersTherefore, the use of dill water is necessary. The newborn is dripped onto the tongue of water, then, if allergic reactions are not observed, the dosage is increased.
The difference between water prepared independently from that bought at the pharmacy
In spite of the fact that it is much cheaper to prepare the product yourself, the purchaser has several advantages and differences.
- In the open form in the refrigerator, the medicine can stay for up to 30 days without losing its medicinal properties, since it has an oil basis and can be given to the child.
- In the pharmaceutical dill water, the correct proportions are observed for the desired concentration of the active substance, it is also effective and natural in composition, as is the product prepared at home.
- The quality of water in such solutions is strictly controlled by the pharmaceutical company, which cannot be guaranteed when cooking at home.
In a pharmacy, a pharmacist with parents' complaints about the condition of the newborn, associated with indigestion, meteorism, as a carminative means dill water. It is a liquid consisting of water and essential oil of fennel in the ratio of 1: 1000, that is, in fact, it is an oil solution.
How does dill water on the body, for what it is used and what gives?
The plant of the umbrella family, fennel, like dill has a carminative effect on the body of the newborn. However, in fennel it is more pronounced and therefore it is the main component. For babies of neonatal age, it is also applicable, but in the form of dill water.
Dill water is sold in glass bottles of one hundred milliliters. The tool is able to help the baby in the neonatal period to calm intestinal cramps and eliminate painassociated with the discharge of gases and feces.
A photo
Further on the photo you can see what the pharmacy bottle of dill water looks like.
Are there any side effects and allergies?
In pediatrics for the newborn child, special, sparing preparations are selected for the treatment of any diseases. Means based on dill water are among them. Vodicka, based on seeds or fennel oil is safe, environmentally friendly and does not cause adverse reactions.
The disadvantages of use include the rare occurrence of skin rashes, as well as stool disorders.
Further on the photo you can see what the child’s allergy to dill water looks like.
Contraindications
There are no official contraindications to the use of dill water prepared both at home and bought at the pharmacy. There is only an individual intolerance of the child to certain components of the medicine. Instead of drops you can buy fennel teasold in children's stores or a pharmacy.
If a newborn baby, when nursing, categorically refuses to drink from a teaspoon, the medicine is added to breast milk or the mixture in a bottle.
Overdose
It is difficult to overdo it with a medicine, since it is absolutely harmless, but if a large amount of fluid is ingested in the body, then the response will be diarrhea, upset stool. It is impossible to engage in self-treatment and it is necessary to adhere to the doctor’s recommendations on how much to give. If you have symptoms of overdose with water, you should immediately consult a doctor.
How to apply, whether to breed, when, how often and how much can be given?
Pharmacy dill water is a liquid with a faint aniseed aroma. It is given to a child to drink with a spoon or add the recommended amount of funds in the water for drinking. That is, the water purchased in a pharmacy can not be diluted, the concentration of the active substance in the solution is 0.05-0.1%. This is the standard form of dill water.
Features of the use of the purchaser
Sometimes pharmacies advise you to purchase a concentrated solution in a pharmacy, so there are some nuances with the use. It before use should be diluted with boiled water. Starting with a few drops, the dosage can be increased up to six times a day with a teaspoon.
How to take in drops, instructions for use
How to give and with how many drops can you start drinking some water for a newborn?
Dill water treatment begins with small doses.to observe the reaction of the body. If there is no allergy, the dosage and frequency of administration gradually increase to 5-6 times a day. Parents can give water at any time of the day when they see the painful condition of the newborn.
Are there medicinal analogues?
If for some reason, the parents or the pediatrician decide to replace dill water, medicines are prescribed that can save the newborn from digestive problems. For example, Plantex, a popular medicine based on the fruits of fennel, is sold in pre-packaged bags, convenient to use. One bag is diluted in a cup with boiled water at room temperature. It is applied from the second week of life of the newborn.
A pediatrician may prescribe:
- "Sub-simplex".
- Espumizan.
- Bobotik.
The active substance Semiticone binds gases in the intestine, then excreted by the body. The preparations normalize the work of the intestinal gas inflated from the gases, eliminates bloating.
Dill water is a safe, natural remedy from the first days of a baby’s life. Over time, the need to take it daily disappears, the stool is normalized, the gases will no longer accumulate, the work of the gastrointestinal tract is normalized. To alleviate the condition of the newborn and the calmness of the parents, dill water will be an indispensable assistant in the first month of life.
