Baby Farts!

[shell_120308]

Sazzafrazz thanks for the tip on the wind and foremilk, that could explain why my baby is always unsettled after a feed. He feeds sometimes for 5 mins on each side or just the side because it is so full, so next feed I will just make sure I try to empty the breast before offering another.
My baby gets really bad wind got some Infants Friend today so hopefully that will work too.

[Nelle]

Let us know how you go Shell, the Brauer's really helped us, and then I found that as time went on and his gut matured more, things are getting better - he's 6 weeks now, and while he still gets uncomfortable and squirmy with wind pain, it doesn't seem to be half as bad as it used to be!

Just thought I'd pop in to mention that to anyone who is in my situation - it seems some babies start to grow out of windiness...

[suse]

Nelle - Euan suffered awfully from wind up until about three months. I found that making sure he was held upright for as long as possible after a feed, feeding on one side each feed, and making sure that he burped helped. If the wind did get down into his lower gut, then I used the various positions - lying on his tummy over my arm, over the knees, or sitting with his legs in between mine and rocking him forwards and back (bringing him as far forward as comfortable to force the wind down), these all helped bring the farts on. If all else failed and he was distraught, the snacky feed worked to relax him, but I always put him on the same side as he'd last fed on, to avoid increasing the gas from the foremilk. Oh, and I cut all chocolate and caffeine too.

He doesn't get the discomfort now, but now he just farts. He woke himself (and us) up last night farting. And we're not even in the same room.

Hope you find relief for Si while it lasts - it won't last forever fortunately!

[Belle with the bump]

My bub had terrible wind when he was little, well he still has it now, but I tried everything but I found that INFACOL drops and WELEDA baby colic powder ( I got it from a health food shop) worked really well. You just mix it with warm water and seringe it in their mouth.