my 18 day old baby has gas what can i do to help him?

Question

i already changed his formula because he couldnt go to the bathroom but thats better now

Answer 1

water with a peppermint in it, or lite brewed peperment tea.
when changin or playing exercize legs by holdin between feet and knees pushin up to tummy will help push out and get tp play at same time.

Answer 2

I have 3 babies - all of them older now - but what helped when they were smaller was to lay them down and rub their tummies in a backward c motion - starting at the top, just above belly button and moving around and down to just under the belly button. It would be counter clockwise for them. Do that 15 times, then get their legs bent at the knee and push in gently until legs close to tummy. Do that 5 times. Repeat cycles ... my babies sounded like trumpets and usually came out needing a new diaper. Hope it helps...also my sis in law tried something called gripe water. I never tried it but she swears by it so its something to think about. Less intense then Mylicon. When baby is older Mylicon is a blessing!

Answer 3

Sounds like he has colic, so u might wanna try something called the "colic hold". While u r holding him sitting up, face him on the opposite lap that u r gonna hold him with, then position him so he is face down on ur lower arm with his head nearest the elbow. Make sure u are sitting down b4 u do this, and keep ur opposite hand on his back at all times, because this is an awkward way 2 hold a baby.
Another non-medication thing 2 try is getting into a tub of warm bath water with him laying up against ur chest while his belly is in the water. You might even wanna try a warm, not hot, water bottle (looks like a red rubber bladder) with a hand towel over it, altho nowadays its a no-no 2 lay baby on its belly, bc of the risk of SIDS. The water bottle would prolly prevent this from happening, but Im not sure of that. Both my full term babies were laid on their tummies both by the nursery nurses, myself, and everyone else and they survived that 23 and 18 yrs ago. I guess u can say its one of those "use ur own judgement" type situations.
Good luck with ur baby!!

Answer 4

Mylicon (simithacone drops) work wonders. They are made for gassy babies. He would tke the first line. you can even put it in his formula. Also sometimes a warm bath or laying baby across your lap on their tummy helps. Sometimes a swing will help. Hope some of this works for you. Good Luck.

Answer 5

Gas dropscan help, also try different positions & massaging his belly in a a counter-clockwise motion (I think) w/very light pressure. My children were both gassy and this helped. I also would try to burp them in different positions. One way, I would place the baby face down on my leg, w/his arms and legs dangling on each side & burp him and rub his back in a circular motion. Or try holding his chin in your hand and have him sit uprigh, but slightly forward while he is being burped or cradle him in your arm, holding his head in your hand, and let his arms & legs dangle over each side of your arm - make sure you are stong enough to hold him this way or sit while doing it. try all these positions and burp him, once his belly gets used to the formula change, he should get less gassy. Good luck!

Answer 6

Mylacon drops

watered down tea (warm, not hot) will help

gently rubbing the babys belly in a counter clockwise motion will help things move along.

Rocking in a rocking chair will also soothe you AND the baby.

Hope this helps

Answer 7

try moving his legs in toward his belly making a bicycling motion. or push them in at the same time ( as if he were pulling his knees into his belly). this will help move the gas out. sometimes this is the only thing that will help my baby.

hope this helps

Answer 8

i totally agree, too young to be giving him any teas or meds. keep his knees bent to his tummy and gentle rub his lower back, then release his legs and rub his belly, repeat a few times. sometimes a warm bath with his lower body soaking in the water and rubbing his belly will help. you can also lay him across your knees with his legs hanging down and your knee on his lower belly rubbing his back will help release his gas. try to keep him calm and relaxed. the more he cries, the more tense he will be and the gas pains will hurt more.
hope this helped, good luck!

Answer 9

my 2 girls both had colic and the nurses rolled a recieving blanket into a roll a layed them on their belly on the roll . it did help . lay them right below the belly button where adults would have gas pain and i guess this helps push the gas out . it works but be patient

Answer 10

This baby is too young to start messing with Mylicon drops or other chemicals if you ask me. If he is troubled by it, try a nice warm bath a couple times a day to calm him. Call the pediatrician if it causes him to cry incessantly. Good luck!