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MandJZ
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Infant with painful gas - help!
5 week old DS occasionally has painful gas. It's mostly at night and it's heartbreaking - he cries in his sleep, thrashes around, whimpers. We talked to his ped and we give him Little Tummies gas drops a few times a day and I'm very careful about what I eat (I'm EBFing). We haven't tried gripe water yet - have people found this helpful? We also give him a daily probiotic. Other than the bouts of painful gas he is mostly content. He is gaining weight well, pees and poops often, and has happy, alert time daily. I just hate to see him in pain from the gas  Any suggestions?
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Posted 11/24/13 11:26 AM  |
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MLP85
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Re: Infant with painful gas - help!
My son had a gas just as you described. I EBF as well watching dairy was big at first. Gripe water was very effective as well. Bicycles also helped!
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| Posted 11/24/13 11:41 AM |
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GoodThoughts
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Re: Infant with painful gas - help!
Bicycle legs were very useful. Gripe water was useless for DD, but the gas drops were a lifesaver.
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| Posted 11/24/13 12:58 PM |
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lcherian
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Re: Infant with painful gas - help!
I cut out dairy and gluten and within two weeks my daughter's gas went away. It's worth a try!
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| Posted 11/24/13 4:00 PM |
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ChristinaM128
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Christina
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Re: Infant with painful gas - help!
Bicycle his legs, lay him on his tummy for a few minutes (supervised). Poor baby. He will grow out of it but I know how hard it is.
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| Posted 11/24/13 8:39 PM |
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queensgal
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Re: Infant with painful gas - help!
DD had this really bad. Gripe water really didn't help us - but its worth a try. The only thing that would soothe her was holding her on her tummy.
The best thing for her was growing out of it - by 4 months she was pretty much gas-free (well the painful kind at least).
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| Posted 11/24/13 8:42 PM |
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gina409
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Re: Infant with painful gas - help!
gripe water is for upset tummy,not really gas so i would stick with drops before and after he feeds
also frequent burps,and baby yoga did wonders for us
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| Posted 11/24/13 9:03 PM |
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EandF
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Re: Infant with painful gas - help!
I tried gas drops with DD and found they really didn't help. The pediatrician said not to bother with gripe water.
I haven't tried either of these yet but the pediatrician told me to drink chamomile tea and to give some to DD before a feeding. Also, to give DD Mylanta. I'm obviously talking about miniscule amounts.
Bicycle legs and pushing and pulling legs back and forth seem to alleviate some of the discomfort.
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| Posted 11/24/13 11:35 PM |
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cds58019
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Infant with painful gas - help!
Bicycle legs and have him lay on his belly with his butt up in the air for a little while.
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| Posted 11/25/13 12:10 AM |
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YOLO13
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Infant with painful gas - help!
Try massage. Works wonders!
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| Posted 11/25/13 6:58 AM |
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MrsYank
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Re: Infant with painful gas - help!
DD1 also had this problem. In hindsight I don't think I burped her enough before putting her down. With DD2 she also had a few fussy nights. I started really making sure to get a good burp as well as keeping her on my shoulder for a good 10 minutes after a feeding. So far it's been successful  .
I would also keep an eye on your diet, I remember with DD1 chocolate was out of the question! Bummer at the time lol
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| Posted 11/25/13 9:19 AM |
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