Desperate for help, gassy baby

[Newparent2812]

Hi everyone. I’m really struggling and really need some help. My baby is 6 weeks and struggling so bad with gas in an evening. He will scream and scream. He’s breastfed and I get really gassy in an evening/night too but not sure why. I’ve tried cutting out dairy, colief, infacol, dentinox, bicycle legs and twisting his body. Nothing really helps. He finally settles at around 9 and sleeps fine, feeding every few hours until around 5 when he will suddenly get really comfortable. Doesn’t scream like in an evening but grunts and whines, drawing his legs up to his chest and kicking out. I bicycle leg him again but it takes a few hours for him to settle down again. I really don’t know what to do, I hate seeing him upset. Health visitor said ask doctor and Doctor was very dismissive and to review if he’s still like it in a few months.

Does anyone have any ideas/advice? I’m thinking of fasting from late afternoon until morning with just water to see if that helps our gas issue but other than that I really don’t know what else to try. :(

BUY SOME WINDIS. They are basically straws that go up their bun and help get the wind out. They are INCREDIBLE. You go from a crying hour red me off a baby to one from a nappy advert in literally minutes.

Ahh so many typos. Bum straws. Mumsnet needs an editing function.

Definitely don't stop eating all afternoon if breastfeeding. You need calories so you can make enough milk!

@Newparent2812 I'm in a very similar position to you. My DS is 4 weeks, BF and typically fussy/gassy/ in pain from 5-9 ish. Will sleep overnight from 9-5 ish with feeds every 1.5-2 hours normally (once settled). I've noticed that days where he's more settled daytime I.e. I'm not stressed and rushing around, he's in the baby carrier whilst I get on with jobs or take a walk, fed every 2 hours, result in a better evening. I also try to do lots of massage and bicycle kicks etc in the evening.

@Thewindwhispers there's no need to be so rude. Of course the OP can continue to bf is she wants to. When I say it was a lifesaver for me I mean it saved me from crippling post natal depression as I was able to sleep and not listen to a baby cry for all hours of the day.
Formula is an option if women want to choose it, and saying it's an option is not "ignorant and irresponsible". Calling it that just perpetuates the guilt women feel when bfing doesn't work for them.
Best of luck with your little one OP.

I think TheWindWhispers' response was very calm and measured to be honest. Your comments were ignorant and irresponsible. As if you go round encouraging breastfeeding mums to quit and replace BM with something that will increase risks of all kinds of problems.

Only thing that’s helped with mine with bad colic is gripe water, don’t know if it’s frowned upon or anything but it’s really helped her settle on an evening, I’d tried everything, infacol, dentinox etc, she would cry from 6pm till 12am every night, a lot more settled now at 7 weeks

Baby reflexology helped with my breastfed baby

I think I agree with @Autumncoming. She wasn’t encouraging stopping bf’ing, just letting the op know it was an option and that it worked for her. I’m sure the op is perfectly capable of making the decisions that are right for her, but she’s just asking other people for advice and what worked for them. Breastfeeding is really important to some people but not everyone.

Agree with pp that it could be a tongue tie, might be worth getting it checked

Came here to say tongue tie but see it has already been mentioned! Please don’t rely on HV/GPs assessment of a tongue tie and see a lactation consultant if possible. Ours was missed my midwives and HVs then snipped at 3 weeks old by a lactation consultant and we almost immediately had a much calmer less angry baby.