Dill tea is familiar to all young mothers, because it effectively prevents various problems that arise in babies with digestion. Symptoms of the disease appear immediately after feeding. The child cries, blushes and tightens his legs. In this situation, a means tested over the years comes to the rescue - tea from dill.
Features and composition of dill tea for newborns
The remedy used for colic in infants has been tested for years. The composition of the pharmacy tea includes fennel seeds. In appearance and their properties, they practically do not differ from the usual dill, which is manifested in the form of the following properties of the drink:
- Relieves pain caused by colic.
- It is able to reduce the accumulation of gases and quickly remove them from the body.
- Positive effect on the immune system of infants.
- It works in the intestines as a light disinfectant, without affecting the beneficial microflora.
- It secretes enzymes that prevent the occurrence of similar symptoms in the future.
With many medicinal properties, dill tea is used both as a therapy and for the prevention of colic.
Key Benefits
Dill water has the following positive properties:
- relieves the body of increased gas accumulation;
- produces beneficial microflora;
- relaxes smooth muscles;
- improves blood circulation and has a vasodilating effect;
- reduces pressure on the intestinal wall;
- has a diuretic effect;
- normalizes the work of the heart;
- improves appetite;
- promotes increased production of breast milk during lactation;
- reduces the likelihood of constipation;
- positive effect on sleep and nervous system;
- promotes the release of bile.
Dill tea relieves the baby of gas by relieving spasms in the muscles of the intestines. If the child constantly takes this drink, then this will relieve him of pain and lead to normalization of digestion processes.
Indications for use
The main reason that dill tea is prescribed is colic and pain in the abdomen and intestines in the baby. Parents of children usually face this problem in the first months of life.
In infants, stool with a greenish color is observed at this time. Frequent emptying gives them discomfort, which minimizes dill water. The drink is able not only to relieve tension in the intestines, but also to return the baby to a healthy sleep.
How to drink a baby
To get rid of colic, you must correctly give the baby tea or dill water. The instructions for the pharmacy drug must indicate the required dosage.
In many ways, the amount of funds depends on the condition of the baby. Such a drink is usually given three times a day. The amount of medication at a time is usually 1 teaspoon. Although the dosage may vary in one direction or another. The daily rate of the drug in each case should be determined by the pediatrician.
A newborn child is fed with dill tea as follows:
- If the baby is on artificial feeding, then the drink can be added directly to the bottle with the mixture.
- Pipette into mouth.
- Add the required amount of tea to the bottle with expressed milk and give to the baby if he is breast-feeding.
- You can give the baby from a spoon.
- Pour the drink into a bottle of water.
If colic does not bother the newborn often, then you can give him tea only before bedtime. After all, it was at this time that such problems most often disturb babies.
Dill tea can be of particular benefit if a nursing mother takes it. She can take the drug 1/2 cup three times a day. It is best to take the drink 30 minutes before feeding, so that the active substances from the infusion can penetrate into breast milk, and then into the baby’s body.
Which remedy is best to take
Which is best: dill water or baby tea? The first option in the finished form is extremely difficult to acquire. Dill water can be bought in pharmacies that have permission to prepare such a tool.
If you can’t get it, you can use Plantex. The drug consists of fennel powder. It can be used in infants older than 2 weeks when they have colic.
If for some reason parents do not want to use a pharmacy drug, then dill tea can be prepared on their own. This is done according to this recipe:
- Pour 1 teaspoon of powder from fennel seeds into a glass.
- Pour 250 ml of hot water.
- Insist for 30-45 minutes.
- Filter.
- Tea, 1 teaspoon, is added to breast milk or infant formula.
You can drip dill water 12-15 drops into a baby’s mouth with a pipette. The shelf life of the drink should not exceed 24 hours.
If there is no powder at hand, then you can use dill seeds. To do this, you must:
- 1 teaspoon of seeds pour 250 ml of hot water;
- insist for an hour;
- strain.
Sometimes a healing infusion is prepared from fresh dill. This is done as follows:
- It is necessary to take 1 tbsp. a spoonful of dill.
- Pour 100 ml of boiling water.
- Insist for 40-60 minutes.
- Cool and then strain.
Such dill tea can be given instead of water. To prepare such drinks, it is necessary to take purified water, and rinse the dishes with boiling water. It is best to give the baby a freshly made drink.
Contraindications
Dill water has virtually no restrictions. However, in rare cases, fennel seeds can cause allergies.
Parents should also monitor the condition of the child who is taking the drug. Sometimes he can observe individual intolerance.
A contraindication for taking dill water may be an allergy to the protein that is contained in fennel. It is not recommended to drink the drug constantly during the day of the baby. This will lead to an overdose and increase colic.
If an allergy to dill water was noticed, then children's tea can be attributed to an alternative drink. It is used to treat colic. Fennel is included in such a drink in a minimal amount. It can be brewed and given to the newborn three times a day before meals.
Allergies can occur for the following reasons:
- inflammatory process in the digestive tract;
- insufficient amount of enzymes;
- improper diet of the baby;
- protein intolerance of this kind.
Contraindications include that dill water contains substances that are too heavy for an unformed children's stomach.
Experts advise to give newborns dill water for pharmacy preparation. Indeed, in this case, the raw materials undergo a special check and purification from harmful impurities.
Parents should be informed of all changes in the infant’s health status to a pediatrician who could judge the state of intestinal function.
Opinions of parents
Reviews about dill tea were mostly positive.
One group of mothers is happy with the effect of water on the baby's body. As a result, pain and intestinal cramping are reduced. Moms gave dill water to the baby in a bottle without a specific dosage. They did not observe any negative consequences.
The second group of parents gave the child a remedy regularly, starting from 2 weeks of age. Thanks to this, they were able to practically save the baby from colic. At the same time, parents gave the remedy to both their elder and younger children.
Conclusion
Dill water against colic is an effective tool for newborns. It is necessary to give the remedy to the child in the correct dosage so as not to harm the children's body.