Hi Mrs. Matthews, we have a gassy bub too, 5 nd 1/2 weeks old. He burps fine, but down below is ridiculous!!! I'm the same have never seen a baby do so many pop offs, and it interuppts his sleep. The same cycle of pain then he lets gas go. He has a couple of good days then a bad few, its heart breaking. I sleep him on my tummy and chest at night when he is unsettled as he seems to be more comfortable, and we all get sleep. I have tried Gripe water, Infacol, massage, baths, elevating his bassinett, changing teats as he formula fed. Was suggested Horsham Colic drops, have you ever heard of them? People swear by them, apparently all natural. I have ordered them but haven't recieved them yet, you can google them to get the number.
Let me know how they go, my son is still quite gassy and I have tried EVERYTHING. He sounds very much like your little one, so much air coming from the bottom end it isn't funny. We had 3 good days in a row last week so I was thinking we were at the end of it, I was wrong!
Hi Mrs. Matthews, have recieved the drops today and started using them. Will let you know how we go as they are suspossed to work quickly, I hope!!! Found a website yesterday with some info, not sure if you have tried the bicycle exercise? Its not the usual one you may be thinking of, the site is Treatcolic.com. It sells a video and book, but has some demonstrations of how to treat colic yourself, you can just watch them on line for free. My husband and I used the bicycle technique last night and worked wonders, released so much gas! Our little man had no pain or grunting while it was releasing, he was very content as he was probably more comfortable . We fed him, then burped him and did this technique a couple of times, in bed at 10pm and slept till 3:30am with no disturbances . Usually he wakes after an hour or so and ends up on my chest for the rest of the night as its the only way comfortable for him. Good Luck!
My little bubs is now 7 weeks old (adjusted age is 3 weeks old - she was an early bub)
I have checked out the colic website as Lizzy had mentioned and its interesting that the chiropractor states that sometimes babies born via C-Section have colicy/gas problems as they have not been stretched when passing through the birth canal.
I had a c-section with my baby so maybe this contributes slightly to the gas.
My baby grunts/wheezes/groans during sleep and constantly goes red in the face as if she is straining to get something out. I have been using Infants friend which is quite gently on her tummy but doesn't fix the problem.
I will try the bicycle movements (as per the colic website) and see if the munchkin improves. Sometimes baby is like a volcano - she can be happy one second and then screaming for no apparent reason the next... Fingers crossed she will 'grow' out of it.. Good luck to both you mums and hopefully we will all find something that works to make our babies entry into the world a happy one ! - going to go and pick up my grunting child ....
Glad you checked out the site, I also had a C-Section and found that comment very interesting. Your little one sounds exactly like mine, grunting, face red, pushing with fists clenched!! Poor little things, it's definatley heartbreaking. I have started using Horsham Colic drops today, so far so good. Google them and you will be able to check them out. All natural, was recommended from my husbands client, whom has a few grandchildren that went through the same thing. I don't think I will have to use them long the way were going hopefully!! Very settled bub tonight, unbelievable. Haas anyone ealse heard of them???
One of mine had wind, and for us I found that the solution was a combination of time, Brauer's colic relief, making sure bub was definitely finished with one breast before offering the other (the hind milk is fattier and less likely to cause wind than the foremilk), tummy sleeping (even though not recommended we minimised as many risks as we could and this really seemed to be key for bub's comfort and therefore sleep).
At times laying bub on his back and cycling his legs helped to get the wind moving.
Gassy bub too!
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Our little man had no pain or grunting while it was releasing, he was very content as he was probably more comfortable 
. We fed him, then burped him and did this technique a couple of times, in bed at 10pm and slept till 3:30am with no disturbances 
Very settled bub tonight, unbelievable. Haas anyone ealse heard of them???
I hope your babies settle with their wind soon. 
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