Burping?

AshleyM0125 · September 2015

DS so far has been EBF (except for a few bottles of breastmilk here and there). When he takes a bottle he will burp several times, but normally when BFing, he won't. I still try, just in case but nothing ever happens. Until yesterday. Ever since yesterday, he's been burping up a storm, even when BFing. It doesn't really make sense to me since I don't have air in my boobs and my diet hasn't changed at all. I guess maybe he could be eating too fast and sucking air too? He has been fussier than normal and gassier in general. He will fuss, strain, pass gas, and then he's fine. It's the weirdest thing that it just changed overnight like that. I did buy him some gas relief drops bc I remember them working with DD and they do seem to help.

Anyone have any advice? Have you made any diet changes to help gassy babies? I'm more than willing to, I'm just not sure what to cut out. I don't eat anything spicy or hot and I don't eat/drink a lot of dairy products.

Thanks for any help!

candicejeff2013 · September 2015

Well, does he latch quickly? I have a challenged side and LO can't latch efficiently. She's struggling for a few minutes and that will for sure cause gas. Also, if they get to the point of hunger to where they start crying then again with the gas. We give our LO gas drops after a couple feeds during the day as well. It helps.

Lalala2326 · September 2015

How old is your little one? Mine didn't start to get really gassy till closer to week 3 which is normal. Somewhere between weeks 3 and 4 I guess a lot of babies "wake up" a little more and are all of a sudden bothered more by their gas which can make it seem like they are gassier. Otherwise, I find cabbage and beans are definitely things my LO is not a fan of. I'm also trying dairy elimination right now including hidden dairy (I'm on day 9 so no idea for sure if it is making a difference). I had tried with my older daughter but I suspect I didn't try long enough for it to make a difference. I've heard at least 3 weeks is needed with eliminating all dairy to know if there is an issue. My baby does definitely guzzle though. I know my milk flow is really fast, and she rarely eats for more than 5-10 min and is always satisfied and has been since birth. I can hear her taking in air though while eating.

For helping relieve the gas this series of colic massage videos on youtube was actually decently helpful. I'm linking one of them but it is a multi-part series so you'll have to search out the rest if you want to see them. This is my second baby, and I feel really bad I don't think I was doing some of them right with my older daughter cause they really seem to help my second daughter a lot. I did them before bed last night right after a warm bath, she tooted about 15 times, pooped and passed out. I had to wake her up to eat after 5 hours which is crazy long for her. I've started doing some of them just before every diaper change today, and she just passed out on her own a few minutes ago. I had sat her down to go to the bathroom, came back, and she was asleep. Its like magic :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrLPD20P80c

amk013 · September 2015

I have the hardest time getting my DS to burp. I EBF. He gets gas drops a lot.

AshleyM0125 · September 2015

Thank you all! He is almost 3 weeks. I did buy some gas drops and those seem to help. He latches quickly and well. Thank you @lalala2326! That video is great! I am going to try a blander diet and see if that can help. I hate that he's gassy and seems so miserable.

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