Parenting an unsettled baby can be distressing and frustrating, especially when you feel like your concerns are not being heard. My guest this week, Shel Banks IBCLC, is working to help parents to address their worries, calm their babies and ultimately calm them.
In our conversation, we touch on colic, reflux and faltering growth, looking at what each term really means and how they can be addressed. We also talk supplements, exclusion diets and probiotics.
Find out more about Shel at www.shelbanks.co.uk or follow her on Instagram @shel_banks or Facebook www.facebook.com/ShelBanksIBCLC
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Resources mentioned
20 Myths about Colic - Shel Banks http://babyem.co.uk/20-myths-about-colic/
Managing the baby with colicky symptoms - Shel Banks https://shelbanks.co.uk/managing-baby-colicky-symptoms
NICE guidance on reflux https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng1
NICE guidance on faltering growth https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng75
Cochrane Review on diet changes for infant colic https://www.cochrane.org/CD011029/BEHAV_diet-changes-infant-colic
Cochrane Review on probiotics to prevent infantile colic https://www.cochrane.org/CD012473/BEHAV_probiotics-prevent-infantile-colic
This podcast is presented by Emma Pickett IBCLC, and produced by Emily Crosby Media.