There has to be something I can do? Caiden has really bad gas everyday. He's not sleeping good, (neither am I ) We feel so bad. He could even be sleeping soundly, then all of a sudden he starts whailing, and then falls back asleep. He grunts and cries a lot trying to get the gas out, but most of the time, he can't. What can I do? He's only breastfeeding now, which I thought would reduce the gas, but apparently not, and now he's going to be getting a bottle here and there these next coming weeks. I can only imagine what kind of gas it'll give him on top of what he already has. I can't say he's colicky, just has a lot of gas. HELP!!!
Victoria
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Have you tried Mylicon? You can also run his legs like he is riding a bicycle. That helps break up the gas.
jenny11.9
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melissa, do you drink a lot of milk? or eat a lot of dairy? maybe try to cut that back & see if it helps?
michele31
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The drops are a God sent. you should try those. We even got the Target brand and they worked great. Also, what are you eating Melissa? If you are eating anything gassy such as a veggie or spicy food that could also make him gassy. On some of the bfing boards I have read posts about women needing to cut out certain foods from their diets or else their babies are fussy, gassy, etc...
Lee
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Ryan had the exact same problem...see if you can cut dairy in your own diet if you are BFing. The drops only worked about 50% of the time but were better than nothing. I think it is very common in the beginning - eventually their little systems 'work the kinks out'...rub his tummy and move his legs as suggested above.
