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Offline 1stimer

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This much gas from breastfeeding?
« on: June 24, 2014, 16:13:58 pm »
DS was born 6 weeks early so Im not quite sure what could be causing what appears to be very bad gas. I burp him half way through his feed and then after. Hes very hard to burp and sometimes and it can take up to an hr to get a burp but I was told that's normal bc they don't get as much air from the breast. I cant really describe the sound but its like a long grunt or strain. He poops totally fine, but I have noticed its very loud and very gassy sounding. Its been keeping him up at night for several hours at a time. I rub his belly and move his legs and it helps but the second I stop he starts grunting. What else can I do? I know they have gas drops and we tried them once but im not sure if it helped so I don't want to give it again. Hes such a sweet baby and It breaks my heart to see him hurting. We go to the MD on Friday so I will mention it to her but I was hoping to find something else that would help until then.





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Re: This much gas from breastfeeding?
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2014, 18:27:34 pm »
Some meds for gas like Infacol (simeticone) have a cumulative effect so would need to be given regularly to have any effect.

My two,  especially DS1, were very gassy but seemed to grow out of it. I think my fast let down didn't help as he gulped air in trying to cope with the flow.  Could that be an issue for you perhaps? I found feeding him with his head higher than his tummy helped.
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Re: This much gas from breastfeeding?
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2014, 18:38:35 pm »
H was (is) ebf and was very windy as a nb.

I had a thread asking for winding tips here:
What are your best winding tips?
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Re: This much gas from breastfeeding?
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2014, 11:09:06 am »
Not sure if you still have this prblm, but my baby was extremely gassy until I cut dairy from my diet (pediatrician's recommendation). Two days later, no more gas, burping issues, or spit up. It changed our lives!!

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Re: This much gas from breastfeeding?
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2014, 02:09:33 am »
Thank you sooo much for that thread cathn! Lalouse it is still a problem. I feel it's gotten slightly better but he's been spitting up a lot more as well. My pediatrician recommended cutting out dairy as well and I have cut out my milk intake which was hard as I would drink milk everyday on top of cereal I would have. I didn't think a slice of cheese here or there or cream in my coffee would matter but maybe I need to cut ALL dairy out. Dd had tummy issues too but hers was trouble pooping.





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Re: This much gas from breastfeeding?
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2014, 04:21:33 am »
For some babies it is necessary to cut all dairy (even the hidden stuff). I had to do it three times, was tough as I missed cheese the most (I don't like to drink milk really). My two youngest had constipation as a symptom of mpi.
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