Mylicon Drops

MeanKitty0828

Anyone have a good experience with the gas drops? Today I finally broke down and bought some hoping to help my LO. She has been barely napping all day, and crying that is solved by nothing. She is still eating, but she just has cried all day. She is not comfortable being held or laying on my chest so I am at my wits end here. Also, she is crying more in her sleep...do you guys think it is gas? I know your not Drs, but as a new mom I need some help please.

The New Mrs.

She's probably starting her 3-week growth spurt. My little one was fussy and never content during both his 3 week and 6 week growth spurts. It gets better - I promise!

Mylicon drops are a waste. Try gripe water - that was my life saver during the growth spurts or on days when his tummy is hurting.

gizmo909

Could be gas.  It's worth a try at least.  We give DS Mylicon at every feeding and doing that combined with switching bottles has really helped.  He loves the drops too so it's like a treat for him!

If I can't get DS to stop crying for anything, the one thing that always works is taking him in the shower with me and letting the water hit his back.  He absolutely loves it and stops crying immediately.  I heard about doing that on here and it has been a life saver when nothing seems to calm him.

The New Mrs.

PS - the 3 week growth spurt was HARD for me! BFing and LO would eat at 12, finsh around 1230, change diaper, burp, etc and he was ready to eat again at 1! That week I was a walking zombie and he was never off me! So just don't plan anything for this next week if you are BFing. We just passed the 6 week growth spurt tho and I felt so much better prepared to take on the challenge!

 

MeanKitty0828

I don't think it is the bottles or formula, because this just started here recently like this week.

MeanKitty0828

I thought there was issues with high metal content with the gripe water.

BeeLove

I use them after every meal. I have been for a long time...I do it more for prevention b/c I doubt he has gas all the time and he seems to do well ...we don't have gassy issues as many of the ladies here do - at least not yet and they are safe to use all the time.

MeanKitty0828

I just did one dose, but it will take more than one dose to notice a difference right?

 

heatherlane

We use them about 3 times per day...can't tell if they do much. DS is fussy at random and it doesn't seem to correlate with feedings always.

The 3 week growth spurt is pretty tough...just keep reminding yourself that it's over, and you are halfway to 1 month where they really begin to interact in more ways than just crying!

calieli75

I've been using them before each feed but also found that burping my baby properly is essential. After 2 weeks of not burping him very well I finally found the way and it helped a lot with the gas (the drops are a surfactant which is supposed to make of all the little air bubbles in his tummy a big one which is expelled through burping). Good luck!

ally-cat

calieli75:

I've been using them before each feed but also found that burping my baby properly is essential. After 2 weeks of not burping him very well I finally found the way and it helped a lot with the gas (the drops are a surfactant which is supposed to make of all the little air bubbles in his tummy a big one which is expelled through burping). Good luck!

ally-cat

ally-cat:

calieli75:

I've been using them before each feed but also found that burping my baby properly is essential. After 2 weeks of not burping him very well I finally found the way and it helped a lot with the gas (the drops are a surfactant which is supposed to make of all the little air bubbles in his tummy a big one which is expelled through burping). Good luck!

Do you mind sharing how you burp your LO? 

calieli75

I hold him upright laying him on my chest, I walk around patting him gently on his back. With older babies who can support their head on their own you would do this on your shoulder; it is the same idea. DS used to cry a lot because of the bubbles and would also cry in his sleep, now he does that only occasionally (meaning less than once a day)