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Colic - infantile - Drugs in this topic
Colief 50,000units/g infant drops
Age under 6 months
Colief 50,000units/g infant drops: Express the foremilk into a sterile container and add four drops of lactase. Breastfeed as usual, and then give the foremilk with the lactase at the end of the feed using a sterilized plastic teaspoon.
Colief 50,000units/g infant drops
Express about a tablespoon of foremilk into a sterile container and add four drops of lactase. Breastfeed as usual, and then give the foremilk with the lactase at the end of the feed using a sterilized plastic teaspoon.
Supply 7 ml.
Age under 6 months
Colief 50,000units/g infant drops: Warm the feed and add four drops of lactase, wait for half an hour, and occasionally shake gently before feeding the baby.
Colief 50,000units/g infant drops
Warm the feed and add four drops of lactase, wait for half an hour, and occasionally shake gently before feeding the baby.
Supply 7 ml.
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