This is one of the popular remedies for the treatment of intestinal colic in infants. Only a doctor can prescribe it, like any other medicine. The use of dill water for newborns according to a pediatrician's prescription often quickly gives a positive result, but it is important to follow the dosage and rules of administration specified in the instructions for the product. The medicine can be purchased at the pharmacy in ready-made form or made independently from fennel fruits.
What is dill water
The liquid is a 0.1% solution of fennel oil, which is also called “pharmacy dill”. Dill water for babies helps get rid of intestinal colic, and it can be given almost from birth. According to reviews from parents, the product does an excellent job of removing gases in babies due to its ability to relieve intestinal spasms . Regular use of water with fennel extract will relieve your child of abdominal pain and improve the digestion process. Benefits of dill water for newborns:
- relieves inflammation of the baby’s digestive tract;
- cleanses the intestines, normalizes microflora;
- improves blood circulation;
- helps stabilize the functioning of the heart muscle;
- stimulates digestion;
- relieves spasms of intestinal muscles;
- helps cure cough by stimulating the formation and removal of mucus from the body;
- calms the nervous system.
How is it useful?
- Reduces inflammation. It has a slight antiseptic effect, can soothe the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, improve blood circulation, expanding the vascular network.
- Stimulates digestion. Due to the normalization of peristalsis due to improved bile secretion (activation during paresis or cessation of digestion and inhibition of excessive spasms).
- Improves microflora. It can act as a prebiotic, stimulating the proliferation of beneficial intestinal bacteria. Thanks to this property, the processes of fermentation and rotting in the cavity of the intestinal tube are significantly reduced.
- Increases appetite. By accelerating the digestion of food, it promotes weight gain in premature babies. The baby stops suffering from flatulence.
- Strengthens lactation. When taken by the mother, it can increase milk production.
- Improves baby's sleep. Thanks to the fact that it soothes intestinal colic, the baby's sleep becomes calm and long.
- Has a diuretic effect. Allows you to improve kidney function, cleanse the body of waste and toxins.
- Eliminates nasal congestion, cough with thick sputum. By liquefying the mucous part of the catarrhal discharge, its removal is improved and the respiratory tract is sanitized.
Is it possible to give dill water to a newborn?
As a rule, parents encounter the problem of colic at 2-3 weeks of the baby’s life, and the only approved remedy for eliminating the problem is dill water for babies. Dill and fennel extremely rarely give an allergic reaction, however, while taking liquid, it is important to monitor the condition of the newborn. If your baby has digestive problems in the first days after birth, you should consult your pediatrician and only then give the baby the solution .
Diet for a child with constipation: menu
Parents can relieve their child of constipation by organizing a balanced diet. It is the correct healthy diet of the child that is the basis of treatment.
The daily diet of a child suffering from constipation should consist of at least 50% vegetables and fruits. They can be offered both fresh and processed.
Due to their high fiber and pectin content, the following vegetables and fruits best stimulate the rectum: beets, carrots, cabbage, zucchini, squash, plums, melons, watermelons.
First courses are a must in a sick child's diet. They should be cooked in low-fat meat and vegetable broths with the addition of gray cereals. Serve with black or bran bread made yesterday.
The child needs to consume fermented milk products twice a day. These can be low-fat yoghurts, kefir, fermented baked milk, yogurt. It is recommended to drink them in the morning on an empty stomach and immediately before bed. Be sure to eat bran in any form.
Potassium-containing dried fruits, dried apricots, prunes and figs help normalize the functioning of the intestinal muscles. You can offer them to your child in compotes or in their natural form.
How does dill water affect a newborn?
An effective folk remedy for improving intestinal motility and relieving spasms, it has a gentle effect on the baby’s body, rarely causing negative consequences. Dill water for newborns against colic has the following properties:
- breaks up gas accumulations in the intestines, helps them to be eliminated naturally naturally;
- relieves pain caused by colic;
- provides a light disinfectant effect without worsening the condition of the intestinal microflora;
- strengthens the newborn’s immunity due to the content of vitamins and minerals;
- activates the production of food enzymes, which help prevent unpleasant symptoms associated with deterioration of intestinal function in the future.
Dill seeds and their benefits
Dill is a favorite herb in our regions. Every housewife actively uses it as a spice when preparing various salads and dishes, but not everyone knows about the healing properties of its seeds. So what benefits do they bring to our body:
- increase appetite, stimulating the centers responsible for the feeling of hunger in the brain with their aroma;
- improve the functioning of the digestive system;
- stimulate increased peristalsis and thereby help with flatulence;
- have a calming effect;
- help remove all ballast substances from our body through the intestines;
- help cope with insomnia;
- contain microelements, vitamins and organic acids.
No matter how popular fennel seeds are now, our good, familiar dill is still much more useful, because it not only relieves spasms of the intestinal muscles, but also helps to improve the functioning of the entire digestive tract. The elements contained in it have a choleretic effect and help normalize its production. Activation of peristalsis helps to cope with increased gas formation and also facilitates the passage of feces through the intestines, while the calming effect of dill at least slightly alleviates the baby’s overexcited state due to discomfort from constipation.
How to prepare dill seeds
If you do not trust the quality of seeds purchased at the pharmacy, then anyone who has their own garden or dacha can prepare them. To do this, it is enough to tear off the umbrellas from the dill bushes in the fall and collect all the dry seeds from them, rinse them under running water, spread them on a newspaper or clean towel and leave them in the sun in a dry place. When they are completely dry, you can pour the seeds into a glass jar, canvas bag or just a box and store in a dry, dark place.
Instructions for using dill water for newborns
Regardless of how the solution was prepared, dill water is always taken the same way. Before giving the baby medicine, it is necessary to check the body's reaction for allergies. To this end:
- give the newborn ½ teaspoon of fennel solution (preferably the day before breastfeeding);
- Monitor your baby throughout the day to determine if there is an allergic reaction;
- if the test went well, the next day give the newborn water 1 tsp in the morning, afternoon and evening.
For small children with a bloated tummy, it is necessary to correctly measure and give fennel water with a teaspoon. If the newborn does not want to drink it, mix the solution in a bottle with an equal amount of breast milk or formula. Fennel infusion can be given to a baby in this way:
- take 5 ml of dill water with a syringe;
- Try giving the newborn a syringe as a pacifier, slowly pouring the medicine into the mouth.
How much dill water to give to a newborn
Pediatricians recommend taking dill infusion for children's colic 3-4 times a day . In case of increased gas formation and severe abdominal pain, the number of doses of the drug can be increased. As a rule, after 10-15 minutes after the baby takes the medicine, the intensity of the pain decreases. One glass of solution is designed for a child to take during the day. For small babies, this daily dose should be divided into more doses, since they are unable to drink a lot of liquid at once.
Is it possible to add dill water to baby's water or mixture?
Fennel infusion is fragrant and has a spicy, bright taste, so children are reluctant to take it. To improve the taste of the medicine, it can be diluted with breast milk or infant formula. In addition, dill water for newborns at home can be diluted with plain water, and then poured into a bottle, from which the baby will then drink.
Contraindications
Dill water has no contraindications, however, the product can cause an allergic reaction due to the slow adaptation of the baby’s body to a new product or individual intolerance to this plant. In this case, you can replace the colic medicine with an analogue by buying fennel tea for breastfed babies. The preparation is simple:
- The next morning, a small amount of the mixture is brewed with boiling water.
- Afterwards, give the baby a little throughout the day during meals.
Causes of childhood constipation
Violation of the act of defecation can occur in a child of any age. There are many reasons for this phenomenon, but all of them can be conditionally divided into two large groups: functional and organic. Functional causes of constipation include: • development of food allergies • anemia • dysbacteriosis • excessive consumption of medications • poor nutrition, which causes children the body regularly receives an inflated amount of proteins and fats• changes in the usual diet• insufficient water consumption• stress• development of helminthic diseasesOrganic constipation occurs due to:• congenital pathology of the rectum• abnormal structure of the rectum• intestinal malformations
How to prepare dill water
There is nothing complicated in preparing a decoction, but it is important to take into account all the nuances so that the product has medicinal properties. How to make dill water for a newborn? There are several recipes for preparing the solution:
- Pour a glass of boiling water over a spoonful of fennel seeds, then close the lid and let it brew for an hour. Afterwards, strain the infusion and give to the newborn throughout the day.
- You can brew the product in a water bath, for which a spoonful of dill or fennel seeds should be poured with boiling water (200 ml) and kept for 30-40 minutes in a container filled with hot water. The finished infusion is filtered using gauze. The finished product can be stored in the refrigerator or room with a low temperature for no more than a day, but for newborns up to one year old, only fresh dill water is allowed.
Price
Buying ready-made water for newborns is sometimes problematic, since it is sold exclusively in pharmacies that have a prescription department. An alternative option is to purchase dill/fennel tea in bags (Plantex), but you will need to prepare the tea yourself. This form of the product can also help the baby quickly get rid of colic, and cooking the product is not difficult. Below is a table with prices for products in the capital's pharmacies:
| Product type | Cost (rubles) |
| Ready water | 150-250 |
| Tea Plantex | 300-600 |
