Feeding - Valley Village,CA

Might want to try another bottle. I loved dr Brown's... If you happen to be in North SD county I have some to sell even!!

I would find a different formula or bottle. Dr. Browns is a wonderful bottle,it has a few different pieces to it, but it cuts down on air.

It's trial and error at this point to find out what is going on. The formula can be the wrong one for her. Don't be changing her formula very often, talk to her doctor before changing anything. My daughter kept changing the babies formula eveytime they burped up or farted or did anything and it really messed their little tummies up even more.

We put the gas drops into the nursery water before mixing in the powder. Shaking the bottle to mix it causes bubbles too, so shake it gently.

Burp your baby after every couple of minutes to keep the air from getting to be too much too.

Burp her in the middle of her feeding. It can take a few minutes to get a burp out of her. Try over the shoulder for a couple of minutes. If she doesn't burp that way, try to burp her by sitting her sideways facing in your lap, supporting her front neck and tummy area with one hand and patting her back with your other hand (bottom of back to the top of her back). Try that for a couple of minutes. Persistence is key. Sometimes you can get a burp out right away or after a few minutes. Other tricks...lay her down for a minute and then resume burping. That down up movement can move the gas bubble to a place where you can get the burp out. You can always try the other end, if you can't get the burp out. Masssage her tummy in an upside U from left to right and do bicycles with her legs. She can relieve the gassiness from her tummy in that manner. Good luck!

Like Carolyn said, pat until she burps. When I burped my girls, I would start at the bottom of their back and pat up. Start back at the bottom and pat up. Do not pat down. Good luck and congrats!

My kids were bottle fed and suffered like this , what I did aswell as giving gas relief drops before a bottle , was half way through the feed I would take the bottle out and burp them , this helped alot.

We used Dr. Brown bottles for my daughter who is now 3 years old and we switched to AVENT bottles for my 12 week old. Both were gassy and we used Mylicon drops for both. The drops don't undo the gas, but it seems to make the gas less painful for them.
Burping is definitely the best approach; don't be shy about patting your baby's back. Be sure to pat especially on the back in between the shoulder blades.
Good luck and hope your baby gets better.

Try as much as you can to keep air out of the baby's bottle, she may be sucking air in with her milk, causing the gas. There are many things you can do to help with the gas, one is to gently lie her across your knees and pat her back. Another, that worked well for me, was to gently pump your baby's legs in and out from her chest, which will help to remove gas also. Only try these things if she still has gas AFTER you burp her-and you should be burping her every single time you feed her. Make sure she is not lying flat when she is eating, and when she is done burp her on your shoulder, every time. If you are not doing this, that is the problem. I hope this helps!

the only thing that worked for my son was hylands colic tablets..actually helped the gas..also i used to give him lower back massages with coconut oil. also if you are using formula u may want to try GoodStart Supreme Comfort Proteins

I have to agree. Milacon drops is a MIRACLE worker!!!!
ALSO, my daughter had the same problems with gas and doc changed formula to the less gassy one-Enfamil Gentlease--for fussiness and gas. It sure worked!!

Hi,

Congrats on your new baby! You may need to stop and burp her more often during feedings.

If she's on formula, it may be the formula itself that is causing her to have gas. My son and younger daughter were on formula and they were both on Carnation Good Start. My son was origianlly on ProSobee- a soy based formula and had HORRIBLE gas from it, Good Start is much more broken down, less work for the baby's tummy to do and was a great success.

Be blessed!

K.

You really should switch bottles. Every kid sucks differently so unfortunately there is not one kind of bottle that is best. But if your baby has bad gas, these are probably not right for you. I loved the Playtex drop-in type. The thing I liked was that you could switch nipples if they didn't work, and try another kind of nipple that fit the same bottles. So if you had switch around a few times, you didn't have to buy all new bottles. And then I also liked being able to buy just extra nipples, and switch the nipple out to a clean nipple every time. Lots less space taken up in my tiny kitchen by only buying a few bottles. The angled Playtex are also good. I have heard that Dr Brown's are great for gas, but they are really pricey, so I think I would try those after trying a couple other ones. They are also really difficult to clean. Maybe you will get lucky and find another kind and not have to try those.

Mylicon works great, and is very gentle. Also, what kind of nipple are using- Slow Flow or Fast Flow? A baby this age needs to be on Slow Flow. Fast will go too fast and give too much air. We never did switch to fast flow, but I know you aren't supposed to use those til around 8 mos or even later I think.

Yep, burp her. My mother-in-law stayed with us for a month after my first boy was born and she had trouble walking. But her big job was to cuddle her little guy - and she was always wanting to burp him after he nursed. I couldn't figure out why she would rub and pat his back for 15 minutes sometimes waiting for that burp, I would sit there thinking, "Wha?" and then wouldn't you know, he burped, she would settle him in her lap, and off to sleep he would go! Three kids, she knew what she was doing.

They make an infant product like gas-x, starts with an M. The thing that also helped us was I'd let her rest on my knee, belly down (holding with my hands, obviously). The pressure against her tummy pushes the gas out.

db

They make infant gas drops and they are found in the baby department. You can either give them to her right before or right after the feeding. When you are burping her start from the small of her back and work your way up, make sure you stretch out her legs too. Also, you can lay her on her back and push her legs to her stomach then pull them straight and rub her tummy. My mom likes to blame the bottle too she always told me if I was going to bottle feed make sure I got the playtex bags and push all the air out of it so my babys don't get gassy. I hope this helps!!!

Have you tried the bottles made to eleviate gas like Dr. Browns?

We bought GripeWater, which is herbal remedy for gas pain and colic and later teething pain. When both of my daughters were 1-6 weeks old their intestinal system just wasn't developed enough to figure out how to pass the gas without pain and assistance. I did rowing motions with their legs to help get things moving, but within a couple of minutes of drinking the gripewater they felt mor relief and usually you could tell because the gas passed as well.

Both of my daughters were being breastfed exclusively. I would check into your formula and bottle, but in the meantime. . .you can find it at CVS and such in the baby medicines. . .with other gas relief stuff. I would take a dropper and give her the 1/2 tsp or whatever the dosage was at her age.

Good luck.
E.

I'm sure you have looked into anti-colic bottles. To prevent more air, she should be elevated slightly while feeding. Also, make sure she is actually hungry before you feed her. Feeding more will only increase the problem if she's already gassy. Finally, moving her legs so her knees come up to her chest should compress the air and make it come out. I forgotten now, but you can also massage her tummy in a circular motion--the only thing is that you need to go the right direction, and I cannot remember which that is! Also, sleepy at a slight incline will also help. There is also an over the counter medicine for gas. Good luck, and congratulations, new mom!

I had the same problem with my daughter. We switched bottles and it solved the problem. We switched to DR Browns. They worked fabulous for her, and that is all that matters. You may need to try out a few different types of bottles to figure out what works for your new little blessing. Have fun!

Try Dr. Brown's bottels. They're great!

breast feed as much as possible. and ofcourse always burb after feeding. She is only one week old she needs breast milk and no soy, it is genetically modified.

You can use infant gas drops.
Burp her.
try a different bottle. Some bottles accumulate air bubbles in it when the baby drinks.
I used the "MAM" brand bottles, from Amazon. It has no bubble accumulation. And it is BPA free.
My son loved this bottle.

All the best,
Susan

Have you tried Mylicon? It worked wonders with my LO. And I mean it was instant. If you don't want to give her anything, try burping her more frequently during feeding, or "bicycling" her legs. That will apply gentle pressure to her tummy and help relive some of the pain.