poor dd (5) has awful trapped wind and terrible tummy ache what can I do to help her?

[CountessDracula]

Have tried hot water bottle, cool pack, calpol (she slept for 2 hours is now awake again crying), have just given her some Andrews. She keeps farting a bit but it doesn't seem to help

Any tips gratefully received

any fennel tea?

Have you tried rubbing her tummy in a clockwise direction?

Poor thing. Sorry don't know. What do you think has caused it?

Yes I do a few sit ups when I feel like that and it really helps.

no fennel tea
Have done floor tummy thing and has produced a few little farts but she seems to find it too painful

I said a couple of mins ago "shall I go and ask on mumsnet" and she said yes
all quiet now
fingers crossed

How old is she? if she is small enough...
I always put Dd over my shoulder or across my knee and gently but firmly press her back just at her pelvis, this always makes her fart! my brother gave me that tip with my Ds and it has never failed me!

Would it help if she lay with her tummy across a pillow, head down a bit and bottom up? Or across your lap at a similar angle as you sit on the sofa, while you rub her back?

Can you do a tummy massage for her?

she is 5 and a half
I will defo try that, totally forgot I used to do that when she was a baby!

Ha! too big for over the shoulder then...sorry...try it laying her on the floor on her front?

I have been massaging tummy for an hour on and off

Has she been eating cabbage?

Used to make me ill when I was a child!

no nothing wind making afaik

hurrah she is asleep
thanks to all of you!

Re tummy massage - did you do with heel of palm almost digging in, in a clockwise movement?

Ah - bless - panick over

poor little thing - I hate trapped wind but cabbage is often the cause for me!

She was up for another couple of hours in the middle of the night poor thing but seems as right as rain this am