My LO is sooo gassy and cries in pain... help

sohappy14 · May 2011

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My son seems to have a lot of gas issues. He passes gas and freaks right after or while passing it, along with crying when going #2... He is on Zantac and Mylicon drops... We had him on Similac Advanced, Similac Sensitive and now trying the Soy... (only been a day) He cries often when we put him down unless he is Sooo tired. then he will drift off and then wake up hysterical.. He cries midway through a feeding and then usually does not finish more than 3 oz at a time (feeding every 2- 3 hrs for the most part) he's 5 weeks... I am not sure what the problem is and it is soo frustrating and exhausting!! When we feed him, he eats some and then cries as he is passing the gas... he pushes his head back and freaks and you can hear the gas... Any help would be great! Do you thnk it is milk related? Could soy help? Reflux? (but I am pretty certain that is not what it is even though he is on Zantac... TIA!!!

akrog12 · May 2011

my dd is ebf but we use gripe water for gas and it really works

MoonlitPlumeria · May 2011

I breastfeed and supplement with Similac Advance ready to go bottles. When she gets gassy, we use Wellements Gripe Water. It also helps with hiccups which is awesome cause she gets hiccups all the time! Plus she loves the taste of the gripe water.

RedCardinal · May 2011

My son was the same way for the first couple of months. I wanted to try similac sensitive so bad, to see if that would make even a slight difference. We never changed his formula though, because the pedi said if the formula was causing this he would be puking it up. Changing formulas could be doing more harm than good. We stuck with Similac Advance until he turned a year old.

The fussyness only lasted a few months, hang in there it will get better. I went through the same thing with my LO. Their bodies are just getting used to everything, and it takes a few months. HTH!

Edit:: My LO was also on Zantac for 8 weeks because my pedi said my LO could be getting a small case of heartburn.

JennyTom · May 2011

Our ped just told us that between 4 and 6 weeks they for some reason start to tense up when they poop and have gas, kind of working against their body. We have been giving dd gripe water (little tummies brand) and doing tummy massages and the bicycle move for her legs. Also a warm bath seems to help.

Bexxy10 · May 2011

Our dd had horrible gas issues. We started giving the gas drops before she ate and she would start passing the gas before she was done eating. So nothing builds up. She's been a much happier baby.

Maryland Baby · May 2011

sounds like colic.... we have that too....

aubreyalise · May 2011

we had the same problem. DS would kick his legs straight up in the air and just scream in pain

we tried mylicon and gripe water. it seemed to help a little bit but not much. the dr said that his little system was still maturing and there wasn't much more we could do. by about 6-7 weeks he was much better and he doesn't have any problems at all now passing gas (in fact i think he's proud of it most of the time).

AZ123 · May 2011

I had the same problem with DS#1. We elevated his mattress at night (put towels under the mattress just slightly). Sleeping at an incline helps with the gas. You can also try the Fisher Price Rock N Play Sleeper.

Also, do you have an exercise ball? Hold him upright and bounce. The bouncing seems to really help with getting the gas to move through their system. Also, the rythum of the bouncing helps put them to sleep.

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