Windy Baby

[AbbysDad]

We have a 3 month old Daughter who gets full of wind very easily. We have great trouble in trying to get the wind out of her. Does anyone have any trusted methods of expelling the wind which would help us?

[lsie]

Hi,ya AbbysDad,i found infacol works or gripe water,hope this helps.my youngest daughter wouldnt give up her wind either,tried laying her on her tummy on our lap and rubbed her back too that helped.good luck.

[AbbysDad]

Thanks Isie for your reply. I forgot to mention that we use Infacol at every feed and are starting to use the Gripe Water again now (before the feed - as she brought up her feed when we gave it her after the feed).

[Lore]

just thought I'd give you a giggle - we had a play at our school last week, the kids were all up on stage saying their lines and doing soooooooo well when suddenly - buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp!!! the noise filled the hall.
someone had brought their baby with them to watch the play and clearly she'd been on the gripe water too! lol

[Booldawg]

have you tried using the b-free feeding bottles? we've gone down the infacol/gripe water route and found the bottles to work the best.

It works by expelling air bubbles from the milk and they work very well! You can get them in any decent chemist (boots, superdrug etc.)

They bottles were orignally sold under the 'Dr. Browns' brand, but changed to B-Free a while ago. We've used them on our daughter from about 3 months old, she's 7 months now and we've not used anything else since!

[lsie]

i was going to say i think you get teats for bottles that prevent too much air being taken too.but if baby is being breastfed then you have to be bit careful what mum eats as this can cause wind in baby.i couldnt eat anything that was slightly spicey.

[andy hughes]

Make sure feeder and baby are as relaxed as possible at feeding time - any anxiety from you transfers to baby.

Try not to let her get too het up between signalling she's hungry, and actually feeeding - if she gets too distressed she will gulp loads of air into an empty tummy which will give her bad wind.

Take your time with her feed, so she relaxes, and takes her time ingesting her milk. Give her a few mouthfuls, and then wind her gently.

All of the above should help - good luck.

[brida]

Hi!

After feeding, sit her on your lap and hold her as upright as possible (especially the head) for at least 10 minutes.  This will give the wind a chance to rise to the top of the tummy and burp out.  It's the longest 10 minutes of your life at first but I find it works a treat.  You can rub/pat the back if you want but it isn't always necessary.

[Sausagegirl]

Sounds odd, but it does work - trust me! I even use this method myself if I've got a bit of indigestion!

Sit baby on your knee then take one arm and lift it up, either out the side, as far up as it will go, or straight up. Do this a few times and you should get a burp out of her,

We used to pump one arm up and down relatively quickly half a dozen times, then swap to the other arm. Worked every time. It used to amaze my friends who had similar trouble with their babies. i became known as Queen of the Belch! Not the best nickname to have, but at least it was intended as a compliment!

Good luck!

[Sausagegirl]

Oooh - forgot to mention. We also used infacol but it actually made the problem worse. We stopped using it and her wind improved!

[Le Chat]

We used a bottle called The Haberman Feeder, which I first saw on 'The Baby Whisperer.' It has 2 chambers, the teat chamber not allowing the passage of bottled air to transfer to baby. It was 2 years ago now - you can find it on line either from www.thebabywhisperer.com or google it! They're not cheap though but worth the money for a happier baby and parent!!!

[loopey]

we used something recommended by the h.v called coleif comes in small bottle quite expensive but if it works.... brought from our local chemist, we also used the bfree bottles which i would also reccommend.. good luck!

[phae]

the b-free bottles (also known as dr. brown), and the baby whisperer bottles are the way to go..... but if you are breastfeeding, try practising a new position for baby, where she is sitting much more upright on your breast. I breastfed mine in an almost upright position and and it makes a hell of a difference. also, when you have finished feeding, get her clothes and nappy off and encourage to have a good kick about on a mat. movement helps shift the wind alot on its own.