How can what you eat give your baby gas if fiber does not pass through breastmilk?

Answer 1

Simply...fiber does *not* cause babies to be gassy. A baby who is gassy because of something the mother is eating has an allergy to the *protein* in the food. Some mothers pass proteins from foods they eat into their milk. And babies are very sensitive to foreign proteins.

If a baby *is* reacting to something in the mother's diet, it is almost always dairy products. Beans (other than soybeans--and again, it is the *protein* in soy that can cause problems), garlic, onion, broccoli, cauliflower, etc. are almost *never* a problem for a nursing mother.

Answer 2

Baby's digestives systems aren't fully formed when they are born which is why they are super sensitive to gas, indigestion, spit ups, etc. It is also one of the reasons their poopies are more liquidy (i.e. in addition to the fact that they are drinking more fluids such as breast milk/formula their intestines do not yet absorb all the water).

It is not the fiber that is causing the gas; it is many other things including some of the spices that you eat. Hope that helps.

Answer 3

Depends on what you mean by "gas". If you mean burping, then it's natural for air to be swallowed by a baby and it's good for her to burp it back up again. Babies are less able to regulate their air intake (to their stomachs) than adults, and we all burp sometimes. Breastfed babies have far less gas (cholic) than bottle fed babies, so good for you for going that route. If you mean farting, again, it's to do with the amount of air she swallows when she's feeding. Farting is a natural means of expelling what she doesn't need, and you shouldn't worry about it. If you are only feeding her breastmilk, which you should until about 6 months, then obviously there's no fibre. It is unlikely she is experiencing any discomfort from what you are eating, but a lot of the benefits. Good luck.

Answer 4

If I am not mistaken fiber is not the only source of gas. It's different for different people with different metabolisms. Particularily when you consider a newborn whose little system is prone to go through a lot of changes until it finally settles down. With infants and breast feeding it is a lot of trial and error.

Answer 5

You are passing on the sugar molecules that cause the gas in the intestine. I found that taking Beano with things like beans and broccoli helped my children not have gas or not as bad anyways. My first would have horrible gas and BMs from broccoli and it was always green. Figure that one out? LOL
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Many edible beans, including broad beans and soybeans, contain oligosaccharides, a type of sugar molecule also found in cabbage. An anti-oligosaccharide enzyme is necessary to properly digest these sugar molecules. As a normal human digestive tract does not contain anti-oligosaccharide enzymes, consumed oligosaccharides are typically digested by bacteria in the large intestine, which produces flatulence-causing gasses.

Some species of mold produce alpha-galactosidase, an anti-oligosaccharide enzyme, which humans can take to facilitate digestion of oligosaccharides in the small intestine. This enzyme, currently sold in the U.S. under the brand-name Beano, can be added to food or consumed separately.

Answer 6

all breastfed babies have to burp, the same...
however, if you are eating stuff like beans, anything that would give you gas, will aslo give the baby gas, the same goes with eating spicy food, it will upset his/her stomach just like yours,