My baby has struggled with gas since birth. He spit up a fair bit when younger, took him to gp who said it was normal. The spit up never really bothered him. From 4am onwards he would be writhing around trying to fart or poo and would only be happy once he did get it all out around 8am.
The last 2 weeks have been a nightmare, everyone said the gas gets better but it's got so much worse. He's now waking up every hour at least trying to pass wind and during the day there is a lot of crying, chewing his hands (which he does when he needs to fart or poo). He'll get a bit of relief if I do bicycle legs etc then it starts again.
He had a tongue tie cut at 4 weeks, he goes to the osteopath, I've given up dairy, soy and eggs since he was 6 weeks. I don't think it's reflux because he's happy on his back on the playmat and in his crib. He falls asleep at the breast and it's often the only thing that comforts him. He sometimes burps himself on the breast but hard to burp him myself now (was easier when he was younger for some reason).
What else can I try or has anyone had this experience? I'm a single parent so these nights and days are really draining me