A Question for parents?

Question

my 4 month old baby started crying...more like screaming ! and wouldnt stop..for about an hr or so. when i arrived at hospital they told me that he had tummy ache..cause he was not passing wind properly and it was stuck there, now i've heard that there are things that help babies pass wind better, but whenever i ask the doctors none of them what to give me names of these things! do you know the names of anything that can help my 4 month old boy ?

Answer 1

If you are talking about medications (over the counter) I have no clue, but I can tell you. Every time you feed him his formula also give him a half a bottle of water. Burp him like normal after feeding and after the water. Lye him on his belly and pat gently on his lower back. leave him laying down for just a little while. This should help. It has always helped with mine. Heck! It helps me to this day. All I do is drink an 8 oz. glass of water and lay on my stomach, then everything starts feeling better.

Answer 2

I think this translates to your baby has gas: he needs to burp or fart. I can't imagine a doctor not telling you what to do. You walk around endlessly with the baby on your shoulder, screaming in your ear, while you coo in his, rubbing and patting his back.

If it's after doctor's office hours, even if he has a service, call your local pharmacist, if it's still open. They've heard your cry for help before and are highly trained and can often offer a nugget of practical wisdom. If it's office hours, ask a NURSE or a NURSE PRACTITIONER first. They have sympathy and patience and perhaps more time to give you common sense simple answers to your problems. Don't insist on talking to a doctor. They will tell you if you should come in. Call your mother, grandmother, aunt, best friend's mother, the neighbor: they'll feel like they didn't suffer in vain raising their own kids and puff up like mother hens. Mothering is a great bonding experience.

Answer 3

Does your baby yell and cry non-stop without any apparent reason? Excessive gas in a newborn baby could be the culprit. Gassy and colicky babies present a perpetual challenge to their parents. Welcome to the rocky world of parenting.

Gassy Babies
Accumulation of gas in baby's tummy can make her extremely fussy. Your newborn has an immature digestive system that is prone to accumulation of gas. The kinks will eventually straighten out but until they do, they can drive both you and baby crazy.

Explosive bowel movements and passing gas are extremely common in newborns. Some babies appear to suffer more than the others. The gassiness is sometimes more severe during the night.

Was it something I ate?
Gassiness in baby could be unrelated to your diet. It was believed that if a mom ate certain foods that caused gas, the gas would be transferred to baby via breast milk. This belief is not entirely true.

But wait; this theory has not been totally disproved either. Try avoiding foods like cabbage, broccoli, potatoes, beans and any other foods that are potentially gassy. Eliminating them one at a time can help you detect the culprit.

Breastfeeding a gassy baby can be a Herculean task, but it is well worth it.


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Pin the cause down
Your baby might be swallowing a lot of gas while she feeds. Suckling very vigorously makes baby gulp a lot of air.

Bottle feeding babies tend to take in more air while feeding than their breastfeeding counterparts.

Allergy to formula this could result in gassiness too. Lactose intolerant babies cannot digest cow's milk, which makes them gassy.

Sucking pacifiers and empty bottles for a long time can lead to gas accumulation.

Prevention is better...
Time is the best healer. As your baby grows older, her gassiness will gradually reduce as her digestive system becomes more mature. In the meantime……

Burping baby between and after feeds is probably one of the best solutions.

All men might be created equal but all bottles are not. Choose a bottle with a curved neck to avoid gulping of excessive air.

If you suspect milk allergy in your baby, you could try changing formulas or switch to soymilk.

Hush baby
Even if you know the reason for your baby's gassiness, this is of little use to you during a crying bout. Deal with your baby's crying spells as calmly as you can.

You can also try baby bends and tummy rolls with advice from your healthcare professional. Ask your doctor about antigas medications with simethicone.

The time-tested method of rocking can often soothe a gassy baby to sleep. Make sure you take a break to soothe your frayed nerves
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Good luck

P.S. Gas drops

Answer 4

Symithicone drops. available at your local Walmart or other similar drug store. Just ask the pharmysist and they will tell you. I probably haven't spelled it correctly and there is a brand name one (Mylicon) but the generic ones work just as well. Also make sure you are burping your baby often during feedings. That is a major factor.
Good luck

Answer 5

the brand name is Mylicon and the drug name is simethicone. it comes in drops for babies and is available at drugstores, wal-mart, etc. the generic, which will be called simethicone or infant's relief drops, will be just as good as the brand. Mylicon is around $10 a bottle whereas the generic is about $4.

Answer 6

gave him gripe water.It get rid of wind in the tummy for babies.It's weird that the doctors cant help with the problem.You can even massage the tummy with warm oil at every shower.

Answer 7

They make baby gas drops. Just go to the local pharmacy and tell them you need infant gas drops. It is called Symethacone. I did not spell it right but thats the name of it. It works wonders.

Answer 8

Don't know of any meds for a 4 month old with that problem but you might wanna try changing his formula. (ask the doc first)

Answer 9

Mylicon was a life saver with my first son. I would HIGHLY recommend it for a gassy baby.

Answer 10

Grip water, oval, thats all I can think of right now.