Bobotik for newborns
All mothers know that babies are swollen and colic for the first months. How to help the baby and not harm it? Now there are many drugs that relieve this condition in children. One of them is Bobotik drops for newborns from colic and flatulence. The drug is a whitish emulsion in a bottle with a stopper - pipette, volume 30 ml. Dosage form - drops.
How does the medicine work?
The composition of the medicine includes simethicone - an active chemical compound with a carminative effect. Simethicone breaks up gas bubbles into microscopic ones, thereby ensuring the main effect of the drug Bobotik - reducing bloating and easing colic.
Bobotik does not enter the bloodstream, does not affect the microflora, does not change when interacting with gas, gastric juice and food, therefore it is excreted through the intestine in its original form.
Bobotik medicine can be taken with caution during lactation and during pregnancy, after consultation with a specialist.
When and how to apply?
Indications for use Bobotik:
- bloating and colic in newborns;
- diagnostic examination (sonography, radiography, FGDS);
- conditions after bowel surgery.
It is important to note at what age to give Bobotik. Despite the fact that many pediatricians recommend such drugs from the first weeks, the instructions for use warns that with colic Bobotik should not be used earlier The 28th Happy Birthday.
How to give drops: Before use, the vial must be shaken until a homogeneous substance is obtained. Then, turning the bottle upside down, drip the required number of drops. Bobotik can be added to the bottle with the mixture, milk or water. If the baby takes only the breasts, it is more convenient to use a teaspoon or syringe without a needle.
How much to give: for babies from the 28th day to 2 years, Bobotik from colic is given in a dosage of 8 drops. Parents are always interested in: how often to give Bobotik to a newborn, because colic can torment the baby after each feeding? According to the instructions, the drug can be given no more than 4 times a day (160 mg / day), after feeding or in the process.
When should you not use Bobotik?
The medicine has a number of contraindications:
- if the child is less than 28 days old;
- an allergic reaction to the constituent components of the drug;
- bowel obstruction;
- obstructive disorders in the digestive tract.
Given possible contraindications, parents should definitely consult a pediatrician before giving the baby medicine.
The first time it is better to give 1 - 2 drops, to exclude an allergic reaction. If the baby has an allergy to Bobotic, the doctor will pick up another safe drug.
How is Bobotik different from analogues?
Drug price varies from 155 to 170 rudders. Compared with analogs, the cost of the drug is not high, although in terms of composition and effect it is not inferior to similar drugs at a higher price. Bobotik is not advertised, so many parents do not know about it, and pediatricians forget to prescribe. Nevertheless, the drug has a lot of advantages over competitors:
- a high concentration of simethicone allows you to give medicine in a small dosage, which is much easier to give the baby;
- Bobotik medicine is economical, the bottle lasts for a month;
- does not contain sugar, so it can be given to people with diabetes.
Analogs Bobotik also have their pros and cons. Arriving at the pharmacy, it is difficult to immediately figure out what is right for your crumbs. Therefore, we compare Bobotik with some similar drugs:
- Bobotik or Espumisan: drugs converge with the active component - this is simethicone, but its dosage is different in these drugs: in Bobotik it is 66.66 mg per 1 ml, and in Espumisan - 40 mg per 5 ml. The second drug is less economical, with the same volume of the bottle.
- Bobotik or SAB simplex: the first drug is given no more than 4 times a day, SAB simplex can be given to the child with each feeding - this is more convenient when the baby is free-fed. But the price for SAB simplex is much higher - from 200 rubles.
- Bobotik or Baby Calm: the composition of the drugs is completely different. Baby Calm is a phytopreparation consisting of their essential oils. In addition to colic and bloating, Baby Calm acts as an anti-inflammatory, sedative and analgesic. If the baby experiences severe pain, is constantly naughty, and cannot fall asleep, then these two drugs can be used in parallel.
Bobotik for newborns is not absorbed by the child's body, its components are completely excreted along with feces.
Bobotik helped us best. Only 8 drops and the child is calm.
Indeed, the doctor does not always remember this drug, we were first prescribed espumisan, then plantex and already at the pharmacy I bought bobot on my own and forgot about colic.
If compared with other carminative ones, then in terms of efficiency and safety, of course, Bobotik. As for the rest, they are either ineffective, or contain herbs and extracts that the baby absolutely does not need.
You can talk a lot about it, I was convinced of the effectiveness from my own experience, and besides, it turns out very economically, since you need only 8 drops.
Another “dummy” like Anaferon, Oscillococcinum, Aflubin and other placebo. If you have nowhere to go for money and time, and also really want to test the child’s stomach for excipients, this is your choice!
Its main component is simethicone.
“... Clinical studies show that the use of simethicone does not facilitate infant colic and colic in children (does not differ in effectiveness from placebo according to systematic reviews) ...”
And we didn’t really like this product, I was looking for a more natural one all the same. Now I bought a crocodile, everything is on the grass, and it helps well)
Bobotik doesn’t help us either; best of all is a weak chamomile broth and dill water. Tried all means on the basis of simethicone nothing helps.