how do you help a 2 mo old baby when they have gas real bad but gas drops arent helping?

Answer 1

Breast or bottle? If breast, might need to eliminate some gassy food from YOUR diet [ beans, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, or some spicy foods.]
If bottle, does he/she burp well? Some babies need to burp more than once each time.
For comfort between feedings:
1] lay baby on you shoulder with legs curled up - this can help gas pass easier.
2] lay baby across your lap, and either rub his back or jiggle legs gently. Some babies love this! Don't let him sleep on his tummy at this age!
3] lay baby on his back, legs towards you. Do the colic massage:
a] gently, firmly rub from upper right belly to lower right belly
b] then rub from upper left belly to upper right, to lower right.
[ yes, you are doing the same area more than once ]
c] rub from lower left to upper left, to upper right, to lower right.
This helps gas move thru the intestines [ and makes an upside down 'I - L - U' or I love you ]

Answer 2

Swallowing air and passing gas is a normal part of growing up. But excessive intestinal gas can make a young baby miserable. A mother of one of my gassy little patients describes these bloated episodes: "When my daughter is trying to pass gas, it is like a mother going through a difficult labor." Try these ways of getting the air out.

Letting Less Air InGetting More Air Out

If breastfeeding, be sure baby's lips form a good seal far back on the areola.
If bottlefeeding, be sure baby's lips are positioned on the wide base of the nipple, not just on the tip.
Tilt the bottle at a thirty-to-forty-degree angle while feeding so that air rises to the bottom of the bottle; or try collapsible formula bags.
Eliminate fuss foods from your diet if breastfeeding (see elimination diet.
Feed baby smaller volumes more frequently
Keep baby upright (at about a forty-five-degree angle) during and for a half-hour after a feeding.
Avoid prolonged sucking on pacifiers or empty bottle nipples.
Respond promptly to a baby's cries. First and foremost, be sure to burp baby during and after feedings. You can also try the following techniques and remedies (see Comforting Colic, for more about these):
abdominal massage
baby bends
simethicone drops
glycerin suppositories
tummy rolls

Answer 3

Lay the baby down on her back and pump her legs gently, as if she was riding on a bicycle. This may relieve some of the pressure. You could also lay her tummy down over your knees and gently move your own legs up and down so that some of the pressure from your legs will push against the babys belly.
If you bottle feed and your baby has frequent gassiness you might want to use the Dr Browns bottle system. That's what we use because it seems to reduce the bubbles and make the formula alittle easier to digest.

Answer 4

My baby had horrible gas as well. Our Dr had us switch to a gentle formula within the brand family we were already using (enfamil) we used Gentlease-the proteins are partially brokern down making it easier to digest. We also tried all the bottles on the market and found the Playtex Drop Ins worked best. Don't try to save a dollar and buy the generic drop ins, they seem to be thicker and don't compress as easily. We burped her every ounce, and found she burped best "sitting" on my leg, I supported her chest/head with one hand and patted and rubbed her back. Also, don't buy the generic gas drops, we tried that too and found out that sorbitol is added as a sweetner, sorbitol is a gas causing "food", so use the actual name brand gas drops. Our baby liked movement and slight pressure on her tummy. We would hold her upright with her tummy kind of against your chest and walk, walk, walk. She particulary liked when we went up and down the stairs. Hang in there! She is four months now and is over the whole gas problem!!! :)

Answer 5

If you are breastfeeding try eating less gassy food, ie, broccoli, garlic, onions, red peppers, sausag type meats, green leafy vegis, . If formula fed call doctor and try a new formula. Then try bicycle leg( move the legs like baby is riding a bike.) Gentle vibration, lay baby on tummy and gentley massage the back. Maybe its not gas making baby cry, could be reflux causing heart burn felling. Call your ped's office and they will gladly help you. Good luck

Answer 6

All of the other answers are really good & have helped to relieve gas for my baby [except for the tea & syrup-never tried that] but I find it worth mentioning that she may have acid reflux or it may be the babies formula [or something you ate if you are breastfeeding].

If drops, massage, pushing up the legs, etc. don't help & she isn't passing gas or burping, it may not be gas & in that case you should call your Dr. [or their nurse] & they can best help you determine the cause of your babies symptoms.

Answer 7

Lay the baby belly down across your lap and pat his back.

Also, many babies take gulps of air when they cry and eat.
Try burping the baby before, after and in between feeding.

Another thing that helps the little one is a nice warm bath to sooth the gas pains

Answer 8

What worked REALLY well for my daughter was infant massage. Just look it up on the internet. You can massage her stomach for her with oil. I was physically able to move the gas out of her stomach for her. She had bad colic and I would do it 3 or 4 times a day

I bought a video for infant massage. It was great.

Good luck!

Answer 9

Lay the baby on its back and move his legs around (so that they press and release against his tummy) Babies can't move enough to make gas bubbles dislodge. You'll have to do this for him. Gently push his little legs up (bent at the knee) against his tummy and bring them back down. I bet you'll get a poot!

Answer 10

is it gas like burps and farts or is it gas it somewhat is trapped in there abdomen in the event that they're burping and farting that ordinary you mustn't do something approximately it if it somewhat is the gas it somewhat is trapped interior the tummy making them cry then you ought to attempt... if nursing- you eating much less gassy nutrition in case you get gassy they'll too if bottle feeding try changing the kind of bottle you're utilising different clever for tummy gas you need to apply toddler gas drops of course ask your surgeon earlier giving your toddler and medicines