7 month old waking with windy tummy

[Newbie mum]

Hello, my 7 month old has always had a bit of a windy tummy and I wonder if anyone has any suggestions to help him please.
He goes to bed fine but then is more often than not waking at about 2230-11 with a windy tummy. His eyes are often closed and he 'wants' to sleep if that makes sense but until he tummy has stopped gurgling or he has passed wind he can't settle. I do copious amounts of bicycle legs, tummy massage but would love to stop the tummy problem as that is all is he waking for (other than one night feed).
I try and give his evening meal as early as possible and there is a gap of at least 30mins from bottle to bed (often close to an hour).
Do you think it's his formula? Should I change it?
Thanks

[Haribo2012]

Hi has this got worse with solids? You could try some gripe water.

[Mummy23boys]

Hi there,

We have a 6 month old that's the same so we put some Dentinox drops in his milk and it's great for relieving his wind. Or their is colief too that's supposed to be good. Oh and also infacol. Ask your pharmacist which one might be best. Works for us. But I'd say if it still persists after that ask your doctor 😊

[Buntybear]

Some foods can create wind - for us it was high fructose fruits which include apple/pear which are found in lots of baby foods and of course are recommended as good first baby foods.  I would try something as pps have said to try and get that wind moving and then maybe change some foods if it has got worse with solids?

[Newbie mum]

Thanks for the suggestions, will give them a try.

Interesting you should mention apples, as if he has eaten his last meal before the rest of us sit down we sometimes give him some apple to nibble on in his highchair whilst we eat.

Umm...his waking at 2300ish has got worse this week. He does eat a lot of solids. I think I need to reign his solids in a bit as he is a big boy (very tall too) with a big appetite and enjoys trying lots of new foods which might be making things worse. Tonight I will give him a bowl of porridge for his supper and see if that helps. Is there any way to tell if it's the solids or the formula causing the wind?

A friend asked me if I was sure it was his tummy waking him and not him waking from a sleep problem, I think she meant AP or similar? Could it be an AP or similar? I question it as he is waking around the same time but I don't feed him back to sleep and wouldn't it be strange to sleep soundly from 7pm-11? He does still wake for a night feed after this time.

Thanks for your advise.

[Buntybear]

Olly would also wake at this time with wind and with him too it had to pass before he could sleep again. It was def food with him. I don't now much about formula but if he has always had wind then it would suggest that it could be that? Has he had any other symptoms to suggest an intolerance?

[Newbie mum]

So, two nights ago I gave him fish pie (containing salmon, cod and haddock, mash potato) and he didn't wake at 2300 and slept from 0700-0200, where I put his dummy back in and he went straight back to sleep, woke at 0400- I fed him and he went back to sleep until 0600.
Night after similar again with the fish pie!
I also changed back to giving a breast feed as his last main feed 30 mins or so before bed and a small formal top up closer to bed time.

Last night he had a full bottle of formula before bed and woke with upper end burps and had 4 or so wake ups before midnight.

So, maybe I have magic fish pie?! maybe I need to change the bottle?

I don't think it's an intolerance as his bowel movements are perfect and he is a very good size, tall and strong boy.

Would you expect a baby of 7 months to still have a feed overnight?

[Haribo2012]

Well my nearly 10 month has a night feed so I think it's not unheard of lol! They are all different and mine is super mobile so at the min I'm going with it, the tell tale sign is often of day bottles are affected then the night one needs to go.

Maybe the magic fish pie is working because it's nice and easy on the tummy? What bottles do you use?

[Newbie mum]

Hi Zoe,
His day bottles are certainly not affected and he downs them very quickly! Had him weighed today and he is staying on his line at 93% percentile for weight and height.
I was exclusively breast feeding and when introduced formula used tommee tippee bottles. I think bought a Dr Brown bottle to see if that would help as I've heard good things about them but no difference. Was thinking to try MAM bottle but maybe just throwing away more money?!
I remember his sister being like this and then at 10months she gave up the night feed and wind settled and she sleeps all night long so maybe he will follow suit as so far is doing the same sleep wise.

[Haribo2012]

I'd prob not bother buying anymore bottles as not sure any help that much of you have a windy baby.  We use dr brown and they helped initially but I'm sure it has more to do with the digestion of foods more. The only thing that helped us was changing formula and age really.
I'm praying on mine giving up night bottle soon