if a newborn baby?

Question

has gas real bad is it okay to give them a little bit of pepermint water (a small piece of a pepermint in a couple of ounces of water) the baby is a month an a couple of days?

Answer 1

I would ask your doctor or some doctor first. My sister's friend said her doctor told her she could hold a peppermint for her baby and let him suck on it when he had gas pains. I'm sure for such a young baby the peppermint in the water would be a better idea. Don't feel bad about asking a doctor, they won't think you're crazy since that is something real doctors suggest to parents. Sometimes those gas drops will help. And I think some of them actually have peppermint type something in them?

Answer 2

Unless the gas is hurting him...he is a baby and he has gas- just like everyone else. If you are nursing him it may be something you are eating- milk, caffeine, choclate, gassey vegetables. Also, if nursing- if you smoke the nicotine passing into the milk will really bother him. Not that you should be smoking anyway, but a lot of people do.
If you suspect that the baby has some colic... you can buy HYLAND colic tablets at a healthfood store or gas simethicone drops at the drug store. They work well. You can also order GRIPE water from Canada. It has been used in England, and Canada, forever. I would not give anything else without checking it out with your doctor. It is usually VERY NORMAL for a baby (especially breast fed) to have a lot of gas, a lot of poop, and if they aren't embarrassed why should we be?? Good luck.

Answer 3

Yes, unless you use homeopathic products, as mint cancels them. Chamomile herbal tea also helps. If you are breastfeeding, stop eating the following foods for 2 weeks, and then eat ONE of these foods and wait 2-3 days. If your baby gets gas, that means that he/she has an intolerance to that food in your milk.
Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi, Mustard, Rutabaga,Turnip, radishes, , onions, garlic, spicy foods, dairy.
I had to stop eating all these untill my son was about 6-8 months old and was eating more solids. I started giving him yogourt at about 7-8 months, and broccoli, cauliflower, etc, at about 12 months.
Something that helped my son was to lay some towels on top of the dryer and lay hin there on his belly.
You can also lay him on his back and gently bring his knees together and to his chest and do circles. It will help him expel the gas.

Answer 4

No pour rice in a sock and heat it in the microwave until warm. Slip under baby's tummy and it will put the baby to sleep easier.

Answer 5

No, because you don't know if the baby has any allergies to mint. Try simethicone drops. They're in the baby aisle, it's for gas. Also, put the baby tummy down on your lap. (head on one side of you, feet on the other side) Then gently rock back and forth while rubbing his back, this usually gets them tooting.
Or, you can put him on his back and move his legs up and down, this kinda squeezes it out.
Have you changed formula recently?

Answer 6

i think the best thing is to buy infant gas drops and give them to baby before eating and whenever baby has gas.

Answer 7

If the baby gets frequent gas talk to your doctor before giving him/her ANYTHING

Answer 8

No.
Massage the baby's tummy in a clockwise motion.
Bicycle babies legs.
Don't give anything but breastmilk or formula to a baby this age.

Answer 9

Yes, it is okay. Next time you go to the store get the gas drops and give to him before each feeding.

Answer 10

Get the drops made especially for gassy babies. Safer and more dependable. Most of them are all natural as well.