He is a breast-fed baby. I have not yet started him on any other food. At 4-month wellchild check, he weighed 6.9 kg and his length was 62 cm.
2006-11-30 05:27:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
ok i got this for you fro babycentre im a current member of the site hope this puts your mind at rest.Your breastfed baby (or bottle-fed infant, for that matter) will have gas regardless of what he's fed. Gas is simply a part of how the digestive process works, and everyone — babies, children, and adults — has it. Babies are simply less polite about it than older people and tend to act as though it's no big deal.
For the most part, when your baby passes gas it isn't something to be concerned about. And it doesn't mean you ate something you shouldn't have eaten. If your baby has excessive gas or is very uncomfortable with it, though, you might want to look at your diet or at the way you're nursing him.
Chances are you can eat what you want when you want, without upsetting your baby's tummy. But if you think your baby is gassy because of a food sensitivity, don't bother eliminating foods from your diet that are gas-forming for you. Strange as it may seem, broccoli, cabbage, garlic, spicy foods, and potato chips won't affect your milk, because the gas that you might experience from these foods is a local reaction in your GI tract.
The most likely culprit for your baby is dairy products in your diet — milk, cheese, yogurt, pudding, ice cream, or any food that has milk, milk products, casein, whey, or sodium caseinate in it. Other foods, too — like wheat, corn, fish, eggs, or peanuts — can cause problems. Don't severely limit your diet on the hunch that your baby might have a food sensitivity, but if you suspect that a particular food is giving your baby trouble, you could try eliminating it for a week to see what happens. Some foods take longer than a week to completely clear your system, but you should see improvement in your baby's behavior within a few days.
If your baby's fine when you abstain from the food, then try the food again and see how he responds. It might take some sleuthing, but by eliminating one suspect food at a time you might be able to find out what he doesn't like. You can also talk to a lactation consultant, who can help you evaluate what's going on.
If you have an abundance of milk (you feel as though you could handily breastfeed the entire church nursery and have some to spare), your baby may be suffering from what's called "lactose overload." This happens if your baby gets a lot of foremilk, which has less fat to slow down the digestive process. As a result, the enzyme in his system that digests lactose isn't released quickly enough to do its job.
To deal with this, nurse on only one side at each feeding, or nurse twice on one side before going to the other side. However, it's important that you talk to a lactation consultant to make sure this is the problem before you try nursing on only one side each time. Otherwise, you could inadvertently cause your milk supply to diminish.
hopefully this clears things up for you my youngest is now 6 months i breastfed him for 4 months now hes on fomula feeds and solids but hes allways had bad gas just like me lol.
2006-11-30 07:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by rosieraddy 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Keep in mind that babies who are exclusively breastfed very rarely get constipated. After having very frequent bowel movements during the first month or two, they then begin to go much less often. In fact, some breastfed babies only have bowel movements every week or two. In these children, as long as the bowel movement is watery or soft when they finally have it, then they are likely normal and not constipated. So it sounds like your grandchild doesn't need any treatment, since it doesn't sound like she is constipated. In cases like this, I personally don't recommend giving an infant prune juice or doing anything else. Giving extra water would be appropriate treatments for an infant that really was constipated.
2016-05-23 05:19:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-09 12:12:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't you pass gas that smells bad also??? (answer=YES) Is it a serious problem for him? Is it a problem for you(answer=NO) what should I do? (answer= LET IT PASS,no pun intened ;-). It would be a problem if he did not pass the gas and his stomach started to distend. the "gas" is really a gas=methane
2006-11-30 05:35:04 · answer #4 · answered by T C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, he's a little man in training! So sweet...I don't think you have anything to worry about unless it is painful gas...then gas-drops are in order & should help :)...or avoiding gassy food yourself, since you breastfeed.
Good luck...& congrats!
2006-11-30 05:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by єЖтяα ¢яιѕρψ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
what do you expect it to smell like? LOL! this is completely normal, you'll be amazed by the smells and colors he's going to be making!
2006-11-30 05:40:37 · answer #6 · answered by LoriBeth 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Gas always smells. If you're concerned, call his pediatrician.
2006-11-30 05:29:18 · answer #7 · answered by aw03172001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the son is old enough to eat food...
Stop breast feeding him.
He is probably having the gas due to the excessive breast feeding.
2006-11-30 05:30:32 · answer #8 · answered by Hello there. 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
it's a boy thing, if persists get him checked-out with your health visitor.
2006-11-30 05:29:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats your nose doing so close.Normal they all
poo badly.
2006-11-30 05:31:20 · answer #10 · answered by Butt 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋