Infant with gas- help! - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

walflower2 · 01-12-2005, 09:03 AM

I know that it is normal for infants to have gas and it hasn't been an issue until now. My little boy is 3 weeks old and the last couple days he has had horrible gas and it seems to really be causing a lot of pain. He just cries and passes gas and cries more. I tried Mylicon but it doesn't seem to help. He burps really good and a lot during feedings but that doesn't seem to help either. Now he is not even able to sleep because he is fussing so much and it all seems to be related to gas. Any ideas?? I feel so bad for him because it seems to cause him so much pain!

AndiMcBeal · 01-12-2005, 09:16 AM

My baby is always gassy from day one. She continuously gave me indigestion while she was in my womb. She's not really a burper, but she gets the hiccups all the time and she passes gas anally ALL day! She sounds like a machine gun! Anyways---her Dr. told me to ONLY feed her from Dr. Brown's bottles....which seem to help the gas situation. Also--you might think of changing whatever type of formula your baby is on, or burp the baby for a longer period of time after feedings. Also, back massaging in a circular motion seems to help. Hope I was helpful to you and good luck.

chelle4 · 01-12-2005, 09:43 AM

first ? are you bf or formula. if your bf than it may be something in your diet. if it's formula than i might consider i different formula, something hypo allergenic.

BioAdoptMom3 · 01-12-2005, 08:19 PM

In addition to what the others have said you might try one of the following for sleep. I can almost guarantee that you will notice some improvement.

Let her sleep in her carseat (with the headrest included).
Let her sleep in her swing (headrest included).
Prop her on her side.
Let her sleep on her tummy if you are comfortable with it. That really helps them push the gas out.

Nancy

walflower2 · 01-13-2005, 03:36 AM

I am using formula and if it continues than I will have to check into changing it, I just don't want to do that too quickly because I know changing can cause problems too. The Mylicon seemed to help a bit after a couple doses but it still seems so painful for him when he passes the gas- he starts crying when he does it like someone just hurt him. The idea of the car seat is one I wouldn't have thought of but it makes sense because he sleeps really well when he is in his car seat - not just when we are driving either, so I will have to try that one. thank you