Windy baby!

[amyjayne77]

I always thought that breast fed baby's got little wind.... however, Oscar seems to be very bothered during every feed, gulping down air and having to stop and burp every 5 minutes.

He also gets the farts really bad and sounds like a man when he blows off lol. I'm sure it gives him a lot of pain too. (also he poo's in EVERY nappy, which I'm sure is normal, but I don't remember my girls doing that. Must be a boy thing!!)

I was thinking, do you think that it could be something I'm eating that is upsetting his tummy? Are there things you can eat/drink that is supposed to be gentle for them??

any ideas would be appreciated x

 

[sam_london]

Hi Amy,

I was exclusively breastfeeding as well and my DD had quite a bit of wind. The food you eat has definitely an effect on the baby's digestion. I know for sure that i. e. broccoli made it really bad for her. My life saver was baby stomach ease tea. It contains fennel and camomile. I used to drink it myself and you pass the effect on through your milk. It made a huge difference and my little girl was much more calm had less wind.

 

[Dragonfly Fi]

Jasper has this, alot of it is to do with how fast your milk come out! mine is like a fire hydrant sometimes!!!

i find if i feed him with him above my boob rather than below it, he doesnt get so much wind, so rather than sitting down and leaning forward, i lean back and plonk him ontop of the boob with his legs much higher (like just under me other boob) and he seems to like that more

 

[amyjayne77]

That sounds like it's worth a try. Will see if it makes any difference x

 

[Rosie's Mummy]

It would make sense that the tea works, Gripe Water has fennel in it Must look it up x