gas drops?

TXswissmiss

Gas drops - anyone familiar with these or ST+Ms have experience with them?  I've seen them on several "must have' lists for baby but personally haven't ever seen them or heard of them (FTM here, though..)

Are they worth getting to have on hand? brand recommendations if so?  Trying to stock up on necessities!

TIA!

norbert5

This #3 and I have yet to use anything like that. I would wait, it seems like one of those things if you need it then you get it.

Mae208

Gas drops (mylicon) and Mommy's Bliss gripe water were a lifesaver for us!

bnikiz

The target gas drops were a life saver with dd. She was on soy formula since every thing else made her scream and cry bit the soy gave her gas

pmarie33

Yes. Get some mylicon to have on hand.

TXswissmiss

Thanks, all!!

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ETA: apparently I no longer know how to insert GIFs....and this one was just so great.... *le sigh*

shelley1002

We used gas drops a lot the first few months. We bought whatever brand was the best deal.

We used gripe water too. But you can only use that like 4 times a day and it can cause constipation. DS got constipated on it a couple times. Not after a dose or two though. It was after a few. So we used it sparingly. Again we bought whatever brand was the best deal.

shelley1002

And gripe water is more for upset tummies than gas though it does help with gas. Just not as well as the gas drops.

mols228

Gripe water never worked for my girls but Mylicon was a lifesaver! I had to use it at every feeding for it to work though.

CousinVicki

i used gripe water and it seemed to help

jnsmith85

I have heard gripe water is the best. I was also told the drops can sometimes cause constipation. Guess it depends on the baby though

beckybeth123

Yes on the gas drops.

Schuh1985

My son had a hard time burping on his own or even being patted so we used gas drops and they helped a lot. But the gripe water didnt help him and he didnt like the taste of it.

Fishfam4

We used Mylicon religiously for my first who was primarily formula fed but didnt use it much with my second who I breastfed for three months. I attribute the gasiness to the formula mostly. I bought some to have on hand this time even though I will be breast feeding, this is not something I want to realize I need and don't have, just like Tylenol, the nose sucker thing, and anything else as it relates to the baby being sick or uncomfortable. Edited for fat ogre finger typing on the ipad...

AlwaysForgetful

Gas drops are overused. I know some babies have issues, but many do not burp often enough, or try different approaches to burping the baby and then rely on the gas drops. Last few friends who had kids had gassy kids. used gas drops all the time, then got mad at the Pedi for telling them they were over using them. I tried to show them techniques (different ways to burp and massaging baby belly) but they were "to tired" for that.

I am not saying it is the case 100% of the time, but quite often it can be avoided. Talk to your Pedi about it.

That being said, even with my gassy child, we never used them with any of the kids.

miliamp

Our pedi told us to use mylicon. Mylicon is mostly a surfactant in the stomach, and not digested. It released the surface tension and let the gases pass through.  She was very old school and very non-interventionist, but definetly cared more about LO being comfortable and healthy than what was "standard practice".  We're pretty low on the medicine use spectrum, but mylicon is going in our cabinet for the new baby too!