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Gas drops

lovermyboyslovermyboys member
in July 2015 Moms
Has anyone used gas drops for their nb. My DS is soo gassy and he is in pain from it. Are they safe to use with a two week old?
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Re: Gas drops

  • tiffaneshtiffanesh member
    Hi we used mylicon early on with our first DD and it worked well. Will use it again for this baby when she gets gas pains.
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  • samfeinsamfein member
    My pediatrician said yes it is ok, but less often then the package suggests. Obviously each doctor may something different, but ours said 4x per day with bottles / feedings! Good luck, it is so hard seeing them in pain :(
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  • keniialisekeniialise member
    Simethicone (gas drops) actually caused our 10 day old newborn to stop breathing two years ago, it was the scariest thing I have ever experienced in my life. They are supposed to be all natural, but we were told that this does happen (although rare) so just be very careful when using them. ** side note: he's a perfectly healthy (almost) two year old now!
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  • jeanbean13jeanbean13 member
    We used gas drops with our first son when he was a newborn because he had painful gas, and he did not have any complications from it. We also used gripe water. Not entirely sure how effective those things were though. The most helpful thing was doing infant massage and rotating his legs until we could release gas. It was hilarious, if we moved his legs in a certain way he'd let out big man farts.  
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  • erinnlouerinnlou member
    I love gripe water for my little ones especially since it's all natural.
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  • lovermyboyslovermyboys member
    I got the little remedies brand. It seems to be working but after some trial and error I think it is my breast milk that is making him so gassy. I'm so devasted. I just want to breastfeed so bad and finding out that it is me that is causing my baby pain is heartbreaking. I just feel so defeated. I am still pumping hoping that we can try breast milk later when his little stomach may have changed. I don't know maybe just wishful thinking. Thank you ladies for you help.
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  • Miz_LizMiz_Liz member
    We used gas drops with DS and will again this time if we need them. Try also bicycling his legs to get things moving in there for him and then try taking his legs and pushing his knees up to his chest, this helps some of the trapped air come out - worked wonders for DS.
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  • 2babes3angels2babes3angels member
    @lovermyboys if you think it might be your milk, start eliminating things from your diet & see if that helps. Dairy is always a good place to start! Good luck! Hope you get it figured out asap!! It's so hard to see our little ones uncomfortable like that
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  • mfweeke91mfweeke91 member
    My baby girl had problems when my milk came in. I burp her like every 2 minutes when nursing. It has helped so much!
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