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How do you know your baby has gas? Very easy, they cry a lot and you will notice them twisting like their tummy hurt, also the tummy tend to be hard,  and also will be making faces as if they are in pain.
 
Causes.. Really just like adults  babies do get gas, and it is normal.. now if they are really uncomfortable  and it is keeping them up, then there are things you can do to help. if you are nursing you may notice  it more   after eating certain foods.  Some folks swear  they see this often after eating anything  dairy, beans, cabbage, broccoli, or spicy foods … but i won’t recommend eliminating all these from your diet  yet.  You will need to figure out which ones are  worse as far as causing gas, then  go from there.

Remedy: First you can start by rubbing their tummy in circular motion, this can help out a bit but what really has worked for us is  Gripe water. Gripe water is really good for gassy and that colicky child. The first 2 weeks this was a lifesavor for us. Eli was so gassy. I ate beans one day and man, yes that was it for me. He was twisting crying non-stop then i remembered i had some Gripe water… just remember if you open the bottle you have to refrigerate. We bought our gripe water from Target.  Also Mylicom drops work, and if you have figured out what the culprits are, you can actually use the drops on the baby after every feeding, if you don’t want to give up your foods.  With Gripe water there is a limit  you can only use 6x /day.

All in all, Gas can be  painful and uncomfortable for babies, and when they don’t get the relief  they need , boy oh boy, forget about sleeping that night.  My suggestion if you are expecting soon. Just buy yourself a bottle of Gripe water or Mylicom drops and stash it away somewhere, because bottle feeding or breast feeding there will come a time you would need it.

Hey, enjoy parenthood!

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