My baby is very gassy. I can feel the gas in her belly when I barely touch her.?

Question

I am nursing and have tried cutting out different foods at different times. Nothing seems to work, not even Mylican gas drops. If anyone can help please let me know!!! THANKS

Answer 1

Go with fungirl's suggestion. That is what worked for my little one when he had the same problem.

Answer 2

Unless you determine *why* the baby is so gassy, nothing will help much...

Most babies are gassy because they swallow air. When you are nursing, be sure that baby is *very* close to you during the *entire* feeding. If you are using a symmetrical latch (where you prepare to nurse with baby's mouth opposite your nipple, and nipple goes into the middle of baby's mouth), both the nose and chin should be *touching* the breast. If you are using an asymmetrical latch (aim nipple at baby's nose; baby takes more breast near her chin than near her nose), then the chin should be *pressing* into the breast. Some babies need to burp *frequently* (as often as every 4-5 minutes) during every feeding.

Some babies are allergic to something in the mother's diet. A baby *cannot* be allergic to the mother's milk itself, but some women pass proteins from the foods they eat through their milk to the baby. It is almost always cow's milk that is causing the problem; eliminate *all* dairy from your diet for at least 2 weeks. Be sure to read package labels carefully, and stay away from "hidden dairy"--ingredients such as whey, casein, and anything with "lact" in it.

Thrush can also cause gas in a baby. If the baby has raised white dots inside her mouth, if you have sore nipples, or if the baby has a yeasty diaper rash, thrush is usually the cause. If you have vaginal yeast (or if you have it often), if either you or your daughter has taken antibiotics in the last year, if you have ever taken a long-term dose antibiotics, if you have diabetes, or if you use hormonal birth control, thrush is likely. To treat thrush, you and baby need to use an effective antifungal at the same time. See the articles in the sources section below for more information.

Answer 3

I have the same problem. Here's the advice of my doctor: 1) Try to feed her before she's crying for food. If she's crying, or even over-anxious, she's more likely to gulp the milk causing her to swallow more air. 2) Try to nurse her in a more upright position. 3) Allow her to begin eating for 45-60 seconds and then burp her. Continue stopping to burp every 60-90 seconds. 4) Keep her in an upright position for at least 30 minutes after she's done eating. 5) Water is safe to give her after she's done eating. This will help to break up the gas bubbles.

I've followed this advice, and my daughter is getting so much better. I also rock/bounce her face down across my forearm. This puts pressure on her tummy and helps relieve the gas pressure. Good Luck!

Answer 4

Tie some string to her ankle and secure the other end to her cot (it could be helium gas) and you wouldn't want her to fly away would you?

On a more serious note if you are feeding her with a powdered milk mix it may be to rich for her to digest properly try changing to cow&gate white cap that is the one with the white lid.(in the UK)

a lot of people use a powdered milk called SMA in the uk and it can be to rich a mix for some babies.

if you are feeding oh-naturel it could be something in your diet that dosent agree with baby.
Have you drunk a lot of alchohol in the past few days?
Are you smoking?
have you changed your diet dramatically in the last fewdays?
these can all have a dramatic effect on babys food supply.

You could be using to much of the gas drops, this can cause more gas as a side effect.

it could be more serious and perhaps you should contact a hospital or a doctor. good luck.

Answer 5

Try burping while having your baby sit on your knee, support her chin with one hand and the back of her head and shoulders with your other hand, now gently (!) rock her back and forward. The belly rub also works, just make sure that you rub the tummy in a clockwise motion to help expel the gas out the bottom as digestion runs in a clockwise fashion.

Hope this helps and lots of hugs for the poor thing.

Answer 6

Hold your baby face down and let her chin hang over the inside of your bent elbow - this puts gentle pressure on her belly - then pat her back to burp her. A bonus of this position is that any spit up is away from your body. Gas is sometimes more painful for us than it is for the baby! Kudos to you for nursing! This is the BEST food for your baby - let NO ONE tell you that formula is the solution!

Answer 7

Oh I will love to answer this question...I have a 3 month old that also was very gassy notice i said WAS .I have also try Mylicon drops and that didn't work.I tried changing milk and that didn't work..I tried per ping her after every 1 once of milk that she drank and that didn't work...What did work is a spacial bottle that baby r us sell call Dr.Brown..it's not a great looking bottle but i didn't care it has worked great!!!Try it and let me know how it went..

Answer 8

Hi there...I know how frustrating that can be, as BOTH my babies had this problem. One of them I had to put on soy formula, the other one, well...we just kept going because I thought my breast milk was best. I tried many different things in efforts to relieve them of colic (the "official" term), and different things may work for different babies. Try going to the Baby Center website, and type in "colic" as the key word and it will bring up some things to try. Most often, though, the baby has to grow out of it. A few things off the top of my head that might help (in addition to burping throughout the feeding, and after the feeding); make sure baby is latched on correctly, try to hold baby sitting up somewhat while you nurse (I think "football" position will allow you to do this..it cuts down on air & reflux), pacifier for baby helps ease pain, put baby in a "snugli" (the sling/carrier that fits on your body) and walk around, cradle baby sideways w/ their front kind of tight against you w/ pacifier in their mouth..the pressure of your body against theirs, plus the pacifier helps relieve pain, and then finally if you, and/or baby can't take it anymore, you may want to try a formula. There are tons out there for various issues; soy, lactose free, and the list goes on... Good luck!!

Answer 9

Remember not to eat anything that gives you gas, because it will give her gas too, such as, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, lots of spicy food, if you havent been eating any of that I say remember to burp her, and something that works great for gas is Gripe Water. They usually carry it at specialty baby stores. Works really good!

Answer 10

this is a pain, but try burping her every 5 minutes while nursing. I had to do it to but for a different reason. i also would call the doctor to see what they suggest. Good luck. Poor baby& mommy

Answer 11

Lay her on her back and rub her belly and bend her knees to her chest to help get rid of the gas. Poor little thing good luck!!