drops for gas?

[Dan Kegel]

Hi all,
our two-month-old is generally a very good-natured
little guy, but when he can't burp, we have a rough
night. We're trying all sorts of ideas for burping
him better, so far without stunning success.
We've even tried soy-based formula for the little
bit we're supplementing (it's down to 5 oz/day,
and he's still gaining weight!), no change.
So short of switching to a lactose-free breast,
what's a parent to do? I'm tempted to try those
simethicone drops that make it easier for babies to burp,
but the studies summarized in
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/gassybaby.html
makes it sound like that wouldn't make little Alex fuss less.

Thanks,
Dan

[Sue]

Dan Kegel > wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> our two-month-old is generally a very good-natured
> little guy, but when he can't burp, we have a rough
> night. We're trying all sorts of ideas for burping
> him better, so far without stunning success.
> We've even tried soy-based formula for the little
> bit we're supplementing (it's down to 5 oz/day,
> and he's still gaining weight!), no change.
> So short of switching to a lactose-free breast,
> what's a parent to do? I'm tempted to try those
> simethicone drops that make it easier for babies to burp,
> but the studies summarized in
> http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/gassybaby.html
> makes it sound like that wouldn't make little Alex fuss less.

In my experience, sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. However, it
doesn't hurt to try. I would suspect that the formula you are giving the
baby is what really the problem is and I would make every effort to get the
baby off the formula and just feed from the breast. Many babies cannot
tolerate formula. I also would not switch the formula at all unless the
pediatrician deems it necessary. Switching formula can also irritate baby's
gut. Anyway, as I said I would get rid of the forumla and you would probably
see a remarkable difference in the baby.

--
Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...

[Phoebe & Allyson]

Dan Kegel wrote:

> I'm tempted to try those
> simethicone drops that make it easier for babies to burp,
> but the studies summarized in
> http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/gassybaby.html
> makes it sound like that wouldn't make little Alex fuss less.


If he's just fussing, I vote that it's not gas. Caterpillar
has had nighttime gas, but she'd wake up screaming in pain
multiple times a night. Gas drops stopped the screaming
within seconds. Now I drink a cup of fennel tea in the
morning and a cup at night, and she rarely has gas attacks.

Phoebe :)
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[mitch]

We used them. DD would start screaming between 4-6pm and wouldn't
stop until around 4am. DS had it bad too when he was little and we
used them. You have to use them all the time regardless of gassiness
or not. They make it easier for them because they bring all the
little bubbles together into one big bubble so they in theory
shouldn't have to burp so much. We found with DS they did help him
cope. He would have to be sat up and burped multiple times during
feeding. DH would give him a little bounce and if he glugged we knew
there was more to come up. If we didn't get that up we'd not get any
sleep that night and poor DS would be screaming in agony till it came
out the other end.

They didn't do so well with DD but I wasn't so on the ball at giving
them as she's more of a snacker. When she did burp it came up with
such a force that it used to frighten her. lol. Now she'll quite
happily burp away while she's still feeding.

DS used to take 1 hour + long feeds and go around 3hrs from start to
start. DD has a max of 20mins and I'm lucky if she goes 1.5hrs from
start to start. But she does sleep well through the night. "Now".
She's 4 months and over all of that. We were also through the worst
of the screaming with DS by the time he was 4mths.

BTW DS turned out to be dairy intolerant and has athsma and eczema due
to it.

Good luck.

Mitch



Dan Kegel > wrote in message >...
> Hi all,
> our two-month-old is generally a very good-natured
> little guy, but when he can't burp, we have a rough
> night. We're trying all sorts of ideas for burping
> him better, so far without stunning success.
> We've even tried soy-based formula for the little
> bit we're supplementing (it's down to 5 oz/day,
> and he's still gaining weight!), no change.
> So short of switching to a lactose-free breast,
> what's a parent to do? I'm tempted to try those
> simethicone drops that make it easier for babies to burp,
> but the studies summarized in
> http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/gassybaby.html
> makes it sound like that wouldn't make little Alex fuss less.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan

[AnnaS]

You could try adding a couple drops of simethicone to each bottle of
formula you feed. It makes the bubbles in the formula go away, causing
less gas for baby.

Anna



Dan Kegel wrote:

> Hi all,
> our two-month-old is generally a very good-natured
> little guy, but when he can't burp, we have a rough
> night. We're trying all sorts of ideas for burping
> him better, so far without stunning success.
> We've even tried soy-based formula for the little
> bit we're supplementing (it's down to 5 oz/day,
> and he's still gaining weight!), no change.
> So short of switching to a lactose-free breast,
> what's a parent to do? I'm tempted to try those
> simethicone drops that make it easier for babies to burp,
> but the studies summarized in
> http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/gassybaby.html
> makes it sound like that wouldn't make little Alex fuss less.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan

[Joshua Levy]

Dan Kegel > wrote in message >...
> Hi all,
> our two-month-old is generally a very good-natured
> little guy, but when he can't burp, we have a rough
> night. ... I'm tempted to try those
> simethicone drops that make it easier for babies to burp,
> but the studies summarized in
> http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/gassybaby.html
> makes it sound like that wouldn't make little Alex fuss less.

We tried those drops, and they worked really well once, and
didn't seem to do anything the other 3-4 times we used them.
I would definately try them. Especially since the Kellymom
information is focused on colicly babies, and it doesn't
sound like you kid is colicly. To me, that makes it more
likely that simethicone would work for your baby.

Joshua

[Dan Kegel]

Phoebe & Allyson wrote:
> Dan Kegel wrote:
>
>> I'm tempted to try those
>> simethicone drops that make it easier for babies to burp,
>> but the studies summarized in
>> http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/gassybaby.html
>> makes it sound like that wouldn't make little Alex fuss less.
>
>
>
> If he's just fussing, I vote that it's not gas. Caterpillar has had
> nighttime gas, but she'd wake up screaming in pain multiple times a
> night. Gas drops stopped the screaming within seconds. Now I drink a
> cup of fennel tea in the morning and a cup at night, and she rarely has
> gas attacks.

Thanks... I'll pass your note along to DW.
- Dan