Suggestions for dealing with trapped wind issue?

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Dd is 5 weeks old so expect her to be waking a lot at night still. What I am finding hard is that she gets bad wind and it takes me two hours to settle her back to sleep. She is on infacol which helps a bit. Anyone got any other suggestions?

Watching this thread with interest - no suggestions sorry but a dd with similar problems!

We were sometimes able to relieve wind by massaging ds's tummy. Think there may be video's on youtube but I did a class. You have to massage in a clockwise direction and you can massage a bit more on your baby's left side - one stroke you do a full clockwise "sun" and a half "moon" on their left.
You can also bring their knees to their tummy for a couple of seconds and lifting their bum as you would for a nappy change can help. Cycling their legs is good too.

Bringing their knees up and lifting their bum are two different moves, not together. Not sure if that was very clear. Sure you can find some better descriptions on the internet.

Have a 4 week old DD with similar problems. Have started infacol today so hoping it does help.

Will also be watching this thread. We don't have a problem getting DD to wind, but it just seems to be constant.

Gripe water! Worked instantly!

Get yourself some plastic syringes from boots, they sell them behind the pharmacy counter. Much easier than using a spoon.
I used Infacol too but its a bit too chemically. Gripe water helped my DS poo too.

:)

We had this problem for the first few months with DD (caused by lactose overload, which is very common and usually disappears once their guts mature a bit and can make enough lactase to fully digest the lactose.)

During every nappy change, we massaged DD's tummy then brought her legs up bent - whereupon some fantastically satisfying farts would erupt, bless her.

Also, if you're breastfeeding, stick to one side only for 3-4 hours before switching to the other. This can help if the problem is caused by lactose overload (65% of babies have this).
I seem to remember our DD was fully over it by the time she was about 8 weeks old.

Good luck!

second vote for gripe water, and for cycling legs, works a treat.

if still bad, see a cranial osteopath.

Will I get it at boots? Will try to get some today. She is bf, did you do two or three feeds from the same boob then?

Yes you can get it from Boots.

I used to alternate boobs with my feeds,I didn't want one getting too full! He was only windy for a few nights.

:)

Hi - DS is 13 weeks and 0-8 weeks we were on a "wind quest".
I was so stressed by his discomfort...we did massage, infacol, colief drops and saw a paediatric chiropractor who did a "colic release" on him and my god, the poo after that visit is the stuff legends are made of!
DS squirmed and panted his way to 8 weeks and then things started to settle as his digestive system just became a bit more capable of handling food etc. The Chiro did tell me that sometimes if is a case of relieving the symptoms as best you can and then sitting it out until they get a little bigger...really hope it settles soon for you

Essentially, yes (2-3 feeds same boob).

The idea is they get the high cal-low volume milk so less lactose to digest, giving their digestive system a chance to cope.

With lactose overload, the wind and attendant discomfort is caused by undigested milk fermenting in the gut.

I second all of the suggestions so far...(DD had chickenpox at a few months old and it messed up her guts no end, she had terrible wind/colic after that and the GP couldn't help.)

• Infacol/Gripe Water
• Tummy massage and cycling legs
• Warm tummy-tub bath before bedtime followed by massage (have a towel under the bum - this combination can eject a lot of poo! Also expect poo in the bath - be prepared for a quick exit!)
• Cranial osteopath

Our absolute last resort, when completely desperate, was to see a homeopath. We were very sceptical about homeopathy but the issue cleared up for us that very same day (could have been a coincidence of course).

Good luck x

Better night last night so fingers crossed for tonight!

try gripe water it works a treat with my kids give one teaspoon just before u give ur daughter a bottle and shell soon be bringing up her wind

-walking up and down stairs (pressure change helps)
-sitting on your knee up right doing the hoolahoopa
-as above, then tip baby to his left, right over then up again (something about position of windpipe and where the air collects that I read here on mumsnet_.
-sit baby upright against your chest and just wait

(oh the memories lol)

Also I'm sure after 5/6 wks babies come to manage their wind better, something about their bodies maturing, can't remember exactly, but it gets better.

Re infacol, my HV said body doesn't absorb it, it coats the gut so the bubbles form to one large one more easily rather than little ones settling in the nooks and crannies (this is the medical term!!), I understand gripe water has bicarb and she put me off this (not too too sure why)

My doc has just given me gaviscon for DD, after a few feeds it really has made a difference to how umcomfortable DD was, she isn't constantly moaning groaning and straining in her sleep but sleeping quite peacfully. She has been quite a bit more sick but I think this may be due to her cough and cold.