gas relief for my 3 week old? what can i do to help besides rub his tummy and burp him?

Question

suggestions?

Answer 1

Tea made from fennel seeds (Foeniculum vulgare) usually helps.
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Answer 2

Speaking from experience when my first daughter was born she was very gassy and my 2nd daughter is almost 3 weeks old and is very gassy also...get Mylicon or the generic versions work great as well...but it is gas relief for babies. Ask your doctor the recommended dosage though. My doctor suggested half of the regular doasge for children since the baby is so small but it really does help them...I wouldn't have survived both of my daughters fussiness due to gas without a little help from that medicine...If you can't afford Mylicon(because it does get pricey) get the generics because no matter what ne1 says they work just as well unless your baby shows otherwise. Meijer,Kroger,and I do believe Wal-Mart carry generic brands with a reasonable price. Another suggestion that also help my daughters is to sit them on one knee and kinda hold their head up with your hand underneath their chin(like you are going to burp them) and kinda bounce your leg gently while either patting their back or rubbing their backs from above their diaper and up to the top of their back..and then back down again.it seems to work the gas out of which ever end it decides to come out
Best of luck to ya cause I've been there and know how it is = )

Answer 3

Try to never lay him flat right after eating, for maybe an hour. If you have to lay him down in bed, recline him on a hard blanket-covered plank in the bed, so that his head is up so the bubbles won't get trapped.
Buy some Simethicone baby-gas drops from the store to break up the bubbles.
I laid my child on his LEFT side, as it helps' the bubbles release from the stomach, as the stomach hangs' that way.
When burping, place the baby very high on your shoulder, so that his diaphragm is sitting on the top of your shoulder where it is hard- and to where he's practically hanging over your back, and give him quick, soft, rapid pats below the ribs. This gets' the stubborn bubbles out. It is more relaxing then pounds, so he will relax to let the bubbles float out, and/or break them up from the rapid pats. Have restful meals. My kids never had it, so this must have worked, and I had four kids and helped my daughter when her baby had this. Don't eat gassy foods if breast-feeding. Don't force the last bit of formula into him. Check the hole in the bottle nipple. It should not drip any faster or slower than one drop per second.

Answer 4

My doctor told me to buy gas relief drops at the pharmacy made specifically for infants. It helped a little. A warm bath sometimes will help. I also laid my son in my lap, face down and patted his lower back. I also carried him around on my should but I had him very high almost on top of my shoulder. I know it seems awful but the angle really got that gas moving. Good luck to you. Gas can be the worst thing. hang in there. It to will pass. Sorry.

Answer 5

Milacone Gas Drops or the Gerber Gas Drops. Either one work well and they are safe enough to use at each feeding.. If he is getting gas a whole lot and you are formula feeding him you may need to change to a different formula.. With my daughter we started off using the regular Enfamil with Iron, and at about 2 months she started getting really gassy and harder to soothe.. We talked to the doctor and changed her formula to the Enfamil Gentleease along with buying all new bottles "the Doctor Brown Bottles are great".. She was still a bit gassy and so I gave her the Milacone Drops and it seemed almost instant she was better.. Talk to your doctor and see if something of the sort needs to be done with your son.. Best of Luck and Congratulations on the New Baby.......

Answer 6

I adopted a baby when he was 2 weeks old and he was so gassy and what we used was Mycalon drops. Walmart even has thier brand and you can use them frequently on the little ones without overdosing. It helped to keep them warm (not letting the baby get cold) helped alot. Bundle the baby up in a blanket or recieving blanket. Also it may help to warm the bottle up before you feed. Good luck

Answer 7

I tried all the suggestions given so far with my daughter and nothing worked. In later years we found she was lactose intolerant but because it wasn't severe it wasn't picked up. If we had known this in the early days it would have saved us a lot of upsets and bub a lot of pain. It isn't always plain old colic. Sometimes goats milk can even be the answer. Good Luck. I hope you get to enjoy your bub.

Answer 8

There are Mylicon gas drops you can buy made by Johnson & Johnson. It does wonders. But call your baby's doctor first to check what they recommend for the dose. Also, you can try giving your baby a warm bath.

Answer 9

cut an onion in half and put 1/4 cup sugar on it and put it in the frigdge. it will make a syrup kinda like when you do the same thing with strawberries. Give your son a teaspoon of the syrup.
best home remedy out there!

Answer 10

There is an old home cure that says try giving warm water in his bottle and it will help pass gas.

Answer 11

Mylicon gas drops. But I would ask the pediatrician to recommend something.