https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 05:21:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344919 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 05:55:27 +0000 BSB 2344919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A little update on my painful gassy DS... So we saw the Ped earlier yesterday and she suggested switching formula. We have a different situation in that our babies are on a formula for preemies (slightly more calories) and will be on this formula for a little while longer. So the Similac Sensitive formula is not the next alternative my Dr wants us to switch to. We instead switched our son to the Enfamil preemie (Enfacare) formula. (We were similac' preemie formula called Neosure. Well, DS will stay on neosure since I have a bunch of cans of powder formula in hand.) </p> <p>Now I did give DS gas drops 30 minutes before giving him the new formula. But it's been over an hour and so far no painful gas. I guess I'll see how tomorrow goes. See if we have to keep up with the gas drops, too. Fingers crossed switching to another brand of formula works.</p> <p>Oh, babies got their 2m vaccinations earlier today. They were fussy earlier today but 12 hours after they got their shots, it has been very quiet in my house. :)<br /> I would think that if DS was still having the painful gas that it would wake him up. Vaccinations or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344842 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 22:14:38 +0000 Winterbee15 2344842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like a few others said, bicycling legs! My husband googled it online one (middle of the) night and I didn't believe it would work, but it did! Combined with curling legs up to chest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344800 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 21:00:21 +0000 SweetCaroline 2344800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: We gave DD gas drops with every feeding for the first 3 months of her life. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344792 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 20:49:41 +0000 Littlebit7 2344792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What bottles do you use? Have you considered trying some others? My LO will take quite a few bottles but she definitely takes in more air with some than others. Or maybe try some other burping positions or some tummy time over your knees? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344502 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:11:17 +0000 Eko 2344502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot of the normal solutions..bicycle exercises, warm baths, bottles, drops, extra burping..helped him pass gas, but he still always seemed uncomfortable. Ultimately, DS ended up with reflux and my dr. said a good sign of it is if you are trying to burp frequently and they still can't make it through a bottle with an arched back then it's a good chance it's reflux. I of course had to switch up my formula a million times before they would diagnose the reflux. Now he is on prilosec. But also, LO had colic. </p> <p>In terms of exercises, I found that what helped him pass the gas more was tummy time, burping over the shoulder (and not on knee), warm baths, and doing sit ups (not bicycle legs). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344497 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:08:35 +0000 tofuwad 2344497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I noticed that crociferous veggies gave my LO pretty bad gas. But I found the thing that helped me the most was putting her knees up to her chest while she was grunting/moving around. Really curling her up helped her pass huge farts at that age. I also started probiotics at that age to see if it made a difference and I think it helped a little, but not a ton. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344428 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:10:43 +0000 yoursilverlining 2344428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: The warm bath helped my LO a lot, especially if she was really having a bad gas attack. The water needs to be pretty warm (I did it warmer than her normal bath water, but of course not hot enough to hurt her at all!) and then would also rub her tummy area and groin type area to try to get things moving. But she would almost always have super big farts in the warm water, which she didn't have normally, and that would help her feel better!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344392 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:53:17 +0000 gingerbebe 2344392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put gas drops in every bottle for a LONG time. And lots of stopping to burp. Learning to fart took a while, but once he did that helped a ton. I would just try to keep gassy foods out of your system and see if that helps - beans, cruciferous vegetables, some people get gassy with dairy, etc. - and see if that helps. I took probiotics too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344371 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:38:45 +0000 edelweiss 2344371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh, baby gas and tummy issues. my first LO had what we thought was gas, and nothing worked (massages, leg bicycles, gas drops, gripe water, probiotics, frequent burping, dr. brown's and breaks in feeding...). people have given you good suggestions. my LO ended up growing out of it, but boy is it hard when you're going through it. to me it all sounds like normal stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344211 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:49:59 +0000 BSB 2344211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: oh, I'll try your tips, too. We weren't sure if he would swallow the gas drops by itself so we have been mixing it with a bit of formula. I'll try to give it to him 30 minutes before he eats to see if it helps.<br /> Oh, good to know the warm bath helps. I googled and read that it might help a few hours ago. I'll try it if he is up tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344193 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:42:44 +0000 BSB 2344193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: We tried the massages a little. We got a paper on it when we saw the feeding specialized 2 weeks ago. I guess with the cloth diapers it's hard to get to his belly button area. Maybe I'll open up his onsie if he has trouble today. Thankfully, since I last posted he has been able to sleep and so have I. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344181 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:36:19 +0000 NovBaby1112 2344181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: thanks for all the tips!! Will def try these</p> <p>@yoursilverlining: @2littlepumpkins: thanks! I think we need to burp more!</p> <p>@Mama Bird: thanks! I figured it was semi normal but just wanted to make sure. I know babies get in more air with bottles than nursing so I'm sure that has something to do with it too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344146 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:14:19 +0000 Mama Bird 2344146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds normal for that age. In my experience bottles aggravate gas, but there's not much to do other than keep up with the burping and wait for them to grow out of it. Also, even with no allergy, some foods cause gas sometimes (my DD reacted that way to peas and cabbage at first) but I would think that kind of gas tends to show up after, not during eating.</p> <p>I'll second @T.H.O.U.: about belly massages and bicycling legs... it does seem to help some! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344071 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 10:35:12 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2344071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: Have you looked into baby belly massages? That helped my kids combined with bicycle legs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2344013 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 10:17:15 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2344013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have to burp midway through the bottle, sometimes more than that. Sometimes when my ds does that he has to poop too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2343952 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 10:01:06 +0000 yoursilverlining 2343952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have experience with a milk intolerance, but my LO had a ton of gas. We would have to feed about half a bottle, burp her and then feed the rest. Sometimes we would have to burp her several times through a single bottle feeding. Feeding sitting up also helped, making sure there were no air bubbles in the milk/formula helped (i.e., no shaking of the bottle), we tried every brand of gripe water and gas drops on the market......not sure whether they worked or not. The gas drops given about 15-20 minutes before a bottle seemed to help the most. </p> <p>Lots of bicycling of legs and infant massage to try to get the gas out. Warm (nearing to hot) baths also helped LO to expel gas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2343901 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 09:28:18 +0000 BSB 2343901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have any answers since DS kept DH and I up all night. :( I should be sleeping. Not sure if this helps since we are formula feeding but right now to help with his painful gas we are...</p> <p>Burping him frequently like after every oz he takes.<br /> Using Dr brown bottles and nipples.<br /> Moving his legs and making him do bicycle exercises.<br /> Trying gripe water and gas drops<br /> Holding him in the football hold with his tummy against our arm and arms and legs hanging down.<br /> Laying him down flat to nap/sleep instead of incline in the RnP that DD sleeps in.<br /> Laying him on his stomach to get him to arch his back to get the gas out.<br /> During feedings making sure his head is above his stomach.</p> <p>As you can tell, DS has been quite uncomfortable the last few days and I've Google and tried everything. DS has been asleep for the past hour without waking up. So far success.<br /> We are seeing the Ped today for their 3 month appt so I'll see if she suggests anything else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-troubleshoot-newborn-feedinggas-issues#post-2343878 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 09:08:37 +0000 NovBaby1112 2343878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 1 month old and gets pumped milk in a bottle. For maybe the past week or so he will drink half of it and then for the rest of the bottle will grunt and strain and look like he is in pain, trying to pass gas? I make sure to burp him really well but he still does it. </p> <p>He seems fine about a half hour after the feeding and will nap for 1.5-3 hours. every once and awhile he will have bad gas during his nap and cry in his sleep and then I hear him pass gas. </p> <p>I guess I'm just wondering- does this sound like there could be an issue with my milk? Does this sound like a milk protein allergy or something? Or is this all normal? </p>