https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 13:46:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-697856 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:30:53 +0000 mrskc 697856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies! I just dropped it in his mouth.</p> <p>OMG! So he just pooped! Finally. First time in 7 days and boy was it a doozy. Hopefully this means the gas is gone and he'll sleep better tonight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-697577 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:47:02 +0000 pl0508 697577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: you'll have to keep me posted. my LO is 11 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-697575 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:43:43 +0000 immabeetoo 697575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: 19 weeks! I thought the same but boy was I wrong when I skipped two days. I'm going to wait until 6 months and try not using again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-697572 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:40:54 +0000 pl0508 697572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: how old is your LO? i keep thinking i'm going to stop the probiotics each time i plop down that 30.00 - but I'm too scared to quit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-697564 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:35:16 +0000 immabeetoo 697564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: I just drop them straight into his mouth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-697561 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:31:23 +0000 pl0508 697561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: they fall out fast ! You can drop them in his mouth ! I used to do that before putting in his bottles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-697529 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:09:03 +0000 Kemma 697529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: I mix ours into a little expressed milk and then syringe it in (Miss A doesn't take a bottle or cup just yet) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-697515 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:57:49 +0000 mrskc 697515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Ok, got the probiotics. how do I give them to him, if I breastfeed? He can get them M-F in his bottle while I'm at work, but the weekends I always just nurse him. </p> <p>Still no poo. He doesn't seem to be too bothered by gas anymore. I've been doing a lot of the massaging and that seems to help him pass the gas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-694303 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:43:22 +0000 Sammyfab 694303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: you're welcome! I wanted to add that you should never massage upwards through the midsection or counterclockwise. Always follow the direction that things pass through the digestive tract. Hope your LO feels better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-694244 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:23:50 +0000 mrskc 694244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: ok. I'll try gripe water too. </p> <p>@Sammyfab: thank you for this! I'll give these a try. </p> <p>@MamaMoose: thank you! Will definitely try these too. I was rubbing his belly and doing bicycles but wasn't sure if there were other massage techniques I could try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-694238 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:21:39 +0000 MamaMoose 694238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like @hilsy85: gripe water is much more effective for us than gas drops. But massage is the biggest helper. Bicycle his legs... then put them in a frog postition and push them up toward his belly.. then hold the knees together and do circles... then hold the knees together and roll them to one side while holding down the opposite shoulder (do this to both sides)... and then just rub his belly in circular motions. This almost always helps my LO get a poop out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-694213 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:11:13 +0000 teamjse 694213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We gave LO a massage first and if that doesn't work, we gave him gas drops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-694200 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:05:54 +0000 Sammyfab 694200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We learned a lot of different massage techniques to relieve gas and indigestion. They worked well for my LO! Here are a few:</p> <p>I Love You: use two fingers with your right hand and draw a straight line (I) along the left side of his belly (your right). Then draw an upside down L starting at the bottom right (his right/your left) and go up and to your right. Then draw an upside down U starting at the bottom right (your left). Repeat 4-5 times.</p> <p>Water Wheel - using the sides of your hands and gently massage down his tummy starting just below his ribs. Alternate your hands.</p> <p>The Sun and the Moon- draw a clockwise circle using two fingers (the sun) and a half circle (the moon). Start both at the top. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-694066 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:20:13 +0000 hilsy85 694066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L went through something very similar...gas drops did nothing but gripe water seemed to help, as did burping him well before laying him down to sleep. Poor baby, I hope he feels better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-694018 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:06:55 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 694018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: ii honestly forget because we haven't needed to use them in so long but they were the only kind at my local BRU. It said .3ml and I double doses it all the time in order for it to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693989 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:57:51 +0000 pl0508 693989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: we use bio Gaia baby probiotics ! They are tasteless and i put them in his bottle ! The only places I can find them are walgreens and amazon ! They are by the gas drops. We like the little remedies gas drops !</p> <p>ETA: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0069OL6EA/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1365177519&#038;sr=8-1&#038;pi=SL75" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0069OL6EA/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1365177519&#038;sr=8-1&#038;pi=SL75</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693981 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:55:38 +0000 Weagle 693981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gas drops and bicycle his legs! We should have bought stock in gas drops! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693972 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:49:53 +0000 immabeetoo 693972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: yep they're biogaia I think?? By baby gas drops etc in Walgreens, the only kind they have. Tiny white box and 29.99. FWIW gas drops do nothing for my LO and all dairy and chocolate upsets his tummy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693968 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:47:44 +0000 mrskc 693968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: What brand gas drops do you use? I wonder if it's something I'm eating, but I haven't changed my diet in 6 months and we've hardly had an issue before. Maybe I've had more chocolate than normal. I will try rubbing his belly and moving his legs. </p> <p>@chopsuey119: If I drink prune juice, that can help him? I guess it's worth a try. </p> <p>@scg00387: @coacheswife123: Are there probiotics meant for babies? I never bought them before. Are they where the baby gas drops would be? What brand do you use? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693959 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:39:39 +0000 pl0508 693959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gas drops at every feeding and probiotics ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693954 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:38:07 +0000 chopsuey 693954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>aww. poor baby! maybe you can drink prune juice or eat lots of prunes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693953 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:37:52 +0000 looch 693953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bicycle his legs, while he's laying flat on his back, it can encourage a bowel movement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693947 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:36:19 +0000 immabeetoo 693947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probiotics!!! We ran out two nights ago and I thought it was no big deal.... Until he was back arching and upset! Lots of tummy gurgling. Bought new ones and we had a poop that afternoon and the next day he was back to normal. We use the ones from Walgreens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693942 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:33:55 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 693942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: oh and obviously, watch what you eat. Maybe you've overindulged in cheeses or beans lately? What doesn't effect you may have a bad effect on his little belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693940 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:33:04 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 693940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd give him has drops! Lots.<br /> And I used to rub my baby's belly in a circular motion with warmed (rub in hands first) lotion. And I'd bend him legs out and in...like I was teaching him to swim groggy style. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-ebf-almost-6-month-old-has-bad-gas-help#post-693928 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:28:55 +0000 mrskc 693928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son will be 6 months in just a little over a week. He's still exclusively breastfed, no solids yet. I know it's normal for them to go up to 8 days with out pooping. He had a very large, runny, yellow bowel movement last Saturday (?) so 6 days ago. Then had a small one on Monday, 4 days ago.</p> <p>But he's been having really bad gas the last couple of days. It's like he needs to poo, but isn't. I've never smelled such raunchy farts from him before. Like last night the toots started around bath time. Very potent, I thought he was going to poop, but didn't. </p> <p>Around 8 PM, I finally got him to sleep in his crib. he woke up at 9 PM crying. Just inconsolable even though I was holding him. He was arching his back. He let out some farts and relaxed a little. Same thing happened at 10 pm &amp; 11 pm. I eventually brought him to our bedroom and he slept in the pack n play. He woke up at 1 am, 3 am, &amp; 5 am and I nursed him each time. I heard more farts from him throughout the night, but he didn't cry out like he did earlier.</p> <p>I just don't know how to help him! What can I do? Give him drops? Is there any kind of massage I can do to help? He's never had a problem like this before. Is this normal??? </p> <p>Sorry this is so long. </p>