https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:10:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815735 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:20:56 +0000 yoursilverlining 815735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second, third, fourth (?) Dr. Browns. E had terrible/painful gas issues and I think the bottles helped her a lot. Gas drops helped too; for a period of time we would give her a dropper of the gas drops before every bottle, which seemed to help a little, too. Probiotics (powdered) seemed to help some, too. (It's hard to nail down exactly what helped most, but using all these things in conjunction helped overall) :) also, holding her more upright to feed was one of the doctor's suggestions, bicycling her legs midway through a bottle, pressing legs to chest midway through a bottle, and not letting her gulp down the milk - which meant feeding, then pulling out the nipple, giving it back, over and over again until she calmed a bit and ate normally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815724 Wed, 29 May 2013 14:15:17 +0000 blackbird 815724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally forgot about the gas drops for her last feeding, but I used the new bottle and there was no screaming!!! So ill keep using it for a few days to see if this fixes it.</p> <p>Thanks!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815380 Wed, 29 May 2013 12:33:47 +0000 Crisark 815380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: You really may need to be burping more. A will act exactly like this if we go to burping less. I can't stress enough how much it has helped us to burp each oz and use the gas drops in the bottles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815337 Wed, 29 May 2013 12:22:23 +0000 MsLipGloss 815337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: The arching her back (and crying in pain) sounds like reflux . . . :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815328 Wed, 29 May 2013 12:18:48 +0000 tysonja 815328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we used the drop-ins exclusively --- i think they mimic the size of a real nipple/breast pretty good --- one thing you can try (That we did) was after getting her latched on, use your finger to flange out her top and bottom lips. it looks kinda hilarious because is pretty darn big compared to the tiny baby, but i don't think it is uncomfortable for them? it worked for us :)</p> <p>hopefully you find a good solution soon! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815258 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:50:33 +0000 2PeasinaPod 815258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: We did the same with the gas drops in the bottles during this stage too. Really helped a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815253 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:49:06 +0000 loveisstrange 815253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Gas in the tummy is still considered gas. You can also try putting gas drops in her bottles. We did that for a while too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815248 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:47:18 +0000 blackbird 815248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The SAMs club complete-similar to Similac advance. But she does it with breast milk, too, so I don't think it's the formula. And it's only sometimes. Drives me nuts </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815225 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:37:30 +0000 2PeasinaPod 815225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another Dr. Brown's user here! We were having a lot of gas and air issues...he would gulp and take in so much air...what type of formula are you using? We found that LO couldn't stomach (literally) the Enfamil Infant formula and had to use Gentlease after the Newborn as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815201 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:30:12 +0000 blackbird 815201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah we burp her halfway through </p> <p>Is it still considered gas if its air in the tummy? I have gripe water but I didn't think to use it because I was thinking gas was more kicking and stuff?</p> <p>She burped and finished the last 2 oz no problem. Grrr baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815188 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:24:29 +0000 regberadaisy 815188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you do think it's gassiness I also suggest stopping halfway to burp rather than just at the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815185 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:22:17 +0000 Crisark 815185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gas drops! In the bottle or in the mouth. Can give as often as every 15min my dr said. (we don't use them that often) and burp after each oz. When A does what you are describing she needs to burp. We use the Playtex bottles that are curved and even some Walmart brand ones and they were just fine as long as we burp her after each oz and use the gas drops if it's really bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815183 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:20:56 +0000 edelweiss 815183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: dr. browns has a standard bottle/nipple and also a wide bottle/nipple--the wide one is supposed to mimic breastfeeding more (not sure i believe that although it is the one i use because i'm a sucker for gimmicking/marketing, apparently). walgreens probably has the standard, but it may not have the wide--at least that's how it was at my walgreens.</p> <p>LO used to have really bad gas problems, and i think had some reflux as well. we ended up using dr. brown's, but to be honest i think it was just time and his system maturing that made things better. still, i was willing to do anything to make it better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815181 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:20:30 +0000 regberadaisy 815181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: haha no idea just throwing things out there?</p> <p>I use Dr Browns as well and love them. They're not that bad to clean. :P You get use to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815179 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:19:31 +0000 blackbird 815179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She doesn't breastfeed but she doesn't seem to struggle to drink...she does gulp pretty hard, though. </p> <p>I'll pick up a dr b's bottle today and try it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815171 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:16:01 +0000 MamaMoose 815171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Definitely don't five her faster flow if you want to keep her breastfeeding. I agree with @zippylef: that you should try Dr. Brown's. I never used ours because they have a lot of parts to clean, but they seem to be the best for gassy babies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815170 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:15:46 +0000 keiki_mama 815170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for Dr. Brown's--the bottles are a PITA to clean but they really helped to decrease the amount of air my LO swallowed during feedings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815167 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:14:04 +0000 blackbird 815167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's only 2 months old-I can't imagine she is ready for medium flow nipples yet, can she?</p> <p>Can I get dr browns at Walgreens? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815165 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:13:28 +0000 loveisstrange 815165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try Dr Brown's. It sounds like she might be having some tummy gas issues. C had bad gas too (we were using Avent first and then Playtex VentAire) and it seemed to clear up after we switched to the Dr Bs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815162 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:11:21 +0000 regberadaisy 815162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M did this at the boob and bottle for a little while, no reason.</p> <p>Could it be a flow reason? Too slow? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hysteria-while-eating#post-815153 Wed, 29 May 2013 11:06:49 +0000 blackbird 815153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been using the medela bottles and E likes the nipple style. For the past couple of weeks, she gets hysterical during half of her feedings. Doesn't matter if its fornula or breast milk, if she's calm or angry before I get it heated up, etc. she arches her back, screams in pain, and is tough to burp. I can hear air bubbles in her stomach. Once she burps or spits up, she's fine. But she loses her shit and it takes me an hour sometimes for her to drink 4 oz. I want to try a new bottle style-any recommendations?</p> <p>I have the Playtex drop ins at home but I think she struggles with the wide nipple base because she doesn't seem good at getting her mouth open wide and latched onto it </p>