Why is my baby so windy?

[mummymimi]

My son is 5 and a half months old and is still very windy and gets quite upset about it, often crying in pain. He is my fourth baby and I have never known such a windy baby, my others grew out of it by 12-13 weeks.

He is formula fed on cow & gate 1st milk, I give him a massage every night before bed and I cycle his legs etc to encourage the wind out.

Has anyone had experience of a windy baby at nearly 6 months?

Also he has MAM anti-colic bottles and I have tried infacol and gripe water with no effect.

Any other windy babies out there???

Mimi, my son's only 14 weeks so it's not the same but just wanted to say I sympathise as he is also very windy. It upsets him quite a lot - he is breastfed and I was told in hospital 'breastfed babies don't really get wind'. Ha! I am starting baby massage next week, so hoping that will help. Does the message seem to do anything for your son?

Hopefully if the message gets bumped someone else with a 5 month old may see it.

I am sure the massage helps, it's a part of our bedtime routine. I am hoping that as his digestive system matures he will suffer less. I just find it heartbreaking when he is when he is in pain.

Have you tried a cranial ostheopath? I've heard good reports from friends with colic/windy babies.