My baby seems to be really fussy after nursing, which I'm pretty sure is from gas. My other two had a lot of fussiness/gas as infants also. Usually burping them, giving gas drops, or holding their stomachs helped. I'm just to the point now that I need another solution. What foods should I avoid which may be causing this problem? Or is there anything else I can do?
2006-08-28 05:54:20 · 13 answers · asked by mommyem 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
You might try keeping a dietary journal and see if you can tell if it is related to something specific you are eating.
The links below will be helpful in figuring out if it is really something in your diet or if it could be something else.
Other possibilities besides mom's diet could be:
Overactive letdown
Baby not latching on properly and swallowing a lot of air
Baby crying prior to being fed and swallowing air
Baby being given supplemental bottles and swallowing air
Over-supply
Thrush
2006-08-28 06:18:25 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is different. If you suspect something in your diet is causing the gas, keep a food diary for a few days. This will help give you some idea of foods that might be causing trouble for your individual baby.
Switching to bottles won't help if it is substances in the milk causing the gas, however switching to bottles and pumping may cause your supply to drop, since a breastpump is not as effective at getting milk out as a baby. I cannot recommend this. I also do not think switching to formula is a good idea, since many babies can be allergic to cow's milk, and it is just as common to be allergic to soy. If your baby is allergic to these, then your only choices will be to buy VERY expensive pre-digested formula or try to re-lactate which may or may not work, and can be difficult.
Another option to consider is foremilk imbalance. This is when the baby gets too much of the watery first milk that comes out at the beginning of a feeding and not enough of the fatty hindmilk that comes out at the end of a feeding. Is your baby often having green or mucousy poops? Are your breasts very full, and do they tend to spray forcefully? I had trouble with foremilk imblance with my babies, and it caused a lot of gassiness. If your baby is not having constant green poop, and the poops have plenty of those little seedy chunks, you don't need to worry about this. One green poop every so often is perfectly normal, and nothing to be concerned about.
To deal with foremilk imbalance, you need to first work to make sure your baby is getting hindmilk. You may also need to help your breasts get the message that there's a little bit too much milk, cut it back just a little. The best way to do this is to finish the first breast first EVERY time. Nurse on one breast, then burp the baby and continue feeding on the same breast. If the breast is very soft and feels empty, but the baby is still hungry go ahead and switch. If the baby is no longer hungry, that is fine. Just feed the second breast at the next feeding. This will help your baby get enough hindmilk, and will get your breasts to the point where they are not making more milk than the baby needs.
2006-08-28 06:17:45 · answer #2 · answered by Kathryn A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter's pediatrician told me that generally whatever I ate that gave me gas, will do the same for my baby.
However, if you can't pinpoint what foods are giving your baby gas, you can try to alleviate it thru infant massage. When your baby is lying down facing you, rub their belly in a CLOCKWISE motion. It is very important not to rub in the wrong direction or you will cause them more distress. It really works.
There are many infant massage techniques that help in digestion and to calm babies. I took 4 classes and used them on my daughter. Every time she had a full body massage, she had more stools and slept better that day.
If nothing is working, talk to your babies pediatrician for advice. Good luck!
2006-08-28 06:33:44 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any roughage, like cabbage, burssell sprouts, stuff like that. Also avoid spicy foods or anything that might give you gas or heartburn. Remember if you get gas odds are so will the baby. Also try avioding coffee. Coffee can give infants BAD gas.
2006-08-28 07:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by g_bug 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-01 00:13:25 · answer #5 · answered by sisson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they still use bottles try using the angled kind. They allow less air to enter into the baby.
2006-08-28 05:59:55 · answer #6 · answered by N3WJL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use playtex vent air bottles they are epecially designed for breastfeeding babies! They vent air without leaking. My wife simply pumps, puts it in a ventair bottle then gives it to the baby. It also avoids the nipple soreness that goes along with breastfeeding
2006-08-28 06:03:02 · answer #7 · answered by PHILLYGUY 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dairy is a huge one. Cut out dairy in your diet or switch baby to soy milk. This has happened to almost every baby born into our family.
2006-08-28 06:39:10 · answer #8 · answered by nic_tammyscott 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the same ones that cause an adult to have gas, also cause an infant to have gas, beans broccoli, etc. try to give him a couple drops of beano
2006-08-28 05:57:44 · answer #9 · answered by helper 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I had to avoid chocolate when breastfeeding. Take a look at www.babycenter.com
2006-08-28 05:57:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋