Help my baby has really bad gas and I dont know what to do!?

Question

I have tried everything for my babies gas and it seems like it is hurting her really bad. I have tried mylicon and it isnt working what else can I try? She is only a month old.

Answer 1

Have you tried bicycling her legs? Lie her flat on her back on a comfortable surface (your bed or the sofa, for example) and take ahold of her legs at the ankles. *Gently* press her legs into her abdomen...back and forth, back and forth. You could also alternate them...one at a time, like she's pedaling a bicycle. I found with my two boys, doing both legs at once worked better. After doing this several times, she should be tooting like a sailor. :D

This won't help *now*, but in the future, you can try burping her more often. Instead of half way through her bottle then again when she's finished her bottle (or nursing, as the case may be), try burping her three or four times.

You can also try (if you're bottle feeding) a different type of bottle. Both my boys were colicky, and we used Playtex VentAire bottles with both of them. WELL worth the price. I've never used them, but I understand Avent and Dr. Brown's Bottles are great, too.

If you're breast feeding, try eliminating gas-causing foods from your diet (beans, cabbage, broccoli, etc.). If you're formula feeding, you can try switching her formula to something that might agree with her a little more. This is something you should ask her pediatrician though.

Good luck, and I hope she's feeling better soon. :)

Answer 2

My mother is a nurse and we now have a 3 year old and one on the way. Our 3 year old had gas as an infant and the over the counter stuff takes way too long to work on gas....a old hospital trick that works almost instantly is to heat up a small bottle of water, only a few ounces like 3 ounces, and place a starlight mint in the water until it dissolves....of course you will need to cool the bottle once the mint dissolves..but while it is still somewhat warm.not hot!!!!!!! but luke warm. let the baby drink that and almost instantly the baby should pass gas! Amazing try it out and let me know how it works for you. The only other thing that is over the counter is if you placed the Mylicon in the babies milk at the time they drink it...but I'm not a big fan of that one. Babies usually will drink the sweet water over the medicine taste anyway. Remember to cool the water....Good luck

Answer 3

Always consult a physician when something isn't right with your baby.

That said, here are a few things that have worked for us. Take two fingers and rub just above the baby's belly button in a circular motion. You kind of push down, but not to hard that it would hurt the baby.

You might also want to try laying the baby on his/her belly across your lap and patting his/her back. This sometimes helps.

Another thing you can try is turning the baby away from you and holding him/her up by your body (facing away from you) with your arm across his/her belly, and walk around a bit.

Always make sure the baby burps. Not burping can cause bad gas pains.

Best of luck!

Answer 4

She has colic. Its either the formula you are feeding her, or you might be eating something that is souring your breast milk. Try eating better foods, or talk to your doctor about switching to a more easily digested formula.

Also, you can hold her on one arm, with the side of her little face in your hand, and her body along your forearm. hold her close to your belly that way (not right after feeding her or she will spit up) and carry her around, it eases the pain her her belly and allows for the air to move out easier.

another good technique is to lay her across your lap, so her little legs are hanging over a little bit, and rub her back for her, that also helps relieve the pressure.

Also, check make sure she's eating well with a bottle, if she's taking in bubbles you might need to switch bottle systems and or nipples. Try burping her throughout feeding time, as well as after.

The number one thing that you can do is remain calm. She will react to the pain even more if you react to her reaction with panic. Just remain calm.

Answer 5

Mylicon doesn't work for my baby either. I see someone suggested the peppermint water. I've heard that that works wonders, but I've also heard that you're not supposed to give it to your baby that often. I've started to use gripe water, not sure where you are, but in some locations it's available only @ health food stores, but I purchased mine at Target. I give my son a spoonful during his fussiest time and it relieves his gas almost instantly

Answer 6

First make sure that if you are bottle feeding that she isn't gettin a lot of air. There is a product you can get over the counter called "Little Tummy's". That worked for my baby. Also, make sure she's not constipated. Then to make her comfortable you can put her tummy side down on your lap and gently sway your knees side to side and you can rub her back while you do it. Oh, and make sure she burps after she eats(milk). These all worked really well for my baby. Hope it helps.

Answer 7

We tried cutting out the beans and beer before bedtime and that really seemed to help out our toddler. Actually, try the diet thing, trying different foods like more yogurt and less broccoli and other real leafy green stuff. Thats what my grandma told allus kids anyway.

Answer 8

~~~ it sounds like your baby may be colicky. Try feeding her the formula with the Platex Nursers,,,you know the ones with the plastic bags. Squeese the air out first. That should help. My son had colic when he was a baby and that worked wonders,,,,but of course always talk to you pediatrician,,,to make sure your daughter is ok,,,but sounds like colic to me,,,good luck,,,and wishing you a good nites sleep,,,, :)

Answer 9

are you nursing or formula feeding? if nursing then you have to figure out which food is causing the gas and stop eating it. its usually brocolli, cauliflower, beans, coffee, chocolate. if using formula, you may need to switch formulas. have you tried giving her tiny drops of water? try that. just little drops with a medicine dropper. also try massaging her belly gently in a counter clockwise motion. lots of walking and rocking her with her over your shoulder. good luck!

Answer 10

Switching my baby from Similac to Isomil soy formula helped alot with gas pains.