5 Month Old Baby with Excessive Gas

With my two girls I always used a soy based formula and I would add rice baby cereal to the bottle instead of oatmeal, I never had a problem with excessive gas or any type of throwing up. I never added fruit to the bottle, only used that for feedings. If you do make a change I would check with your doctor first. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Hi, I am a military stay at home mom who lives in Germany. I am 24 and I would love to converse with other wives as well. Where are yall stationed?

About the gas...is your child cranky or does he just pass gas?
Gas drops are great. Also do you give you baby the rice with a spoon or just in the bottle?

Sounds like I was thinking the same as everyone else. I used mylicon drops with all three of my little ones. And food is best with a spoon. In addition to it being easier for them to eat and easier on their stomachs, this is the only way for them to learn to use a spoon. Though is takes more time and is much messier, this will make life much easier for you in the long run.
I hope this helps.

I am a stay-at-home mommy of three at Camp Zama, Japan.

T.

Hi M.,
Since he is so young, you may want to feed him the food opposed to putting it in the bottle. He may be constipated and it can hurt his tummy. I wouldn't recommend putting oatmeal in the bottle especially if he falls asleep w/it, he may choke.

As for the bottle, you may want to try a Dr. Brown's bottle. It worked wonders for us for two of our kids. I hope this helps! :)

I just think you need to change the formula to soy formula. I am with everybody else you should not put the food in the bottle. It is better it comes out then he hold it in and his stomach hurts. Good Luck to you.

I agree with the post about using massage to help alleviate the gas pains. However, massaging in the left direction can actually constipate your baby if done too frequently. Massaging to the right (your right, as the baby is laying in front of you) will aid in the digestion process and help him pass the gas less painfully.Massage to the right follows the digestive track and can help with constipation. Massage to the left, can help stop diarrhea. Please note you should do these both with extreme care and only when needed. You don't want to overstimulate the baby's delicate system.

It's better that baby passes the gas rather than keeping it all bottled up inside. :) He may be stinky, but he'll be happier.

A. S.
Cert. Massage Therapist

Hey I just signed up on mamasource and I was reading around at what people had written, I have 3 kids and our newest addition is 2 1/2 months old, breast fed but passes gas all the time and let me just say PEEYOU!!hehe
I have no idea what makes her that way (I have tried altering my diet) At first I was concerned but after talking with some friends about it I decided that it was better she was passing the gas instead of having the upset tummy that you get if you can't pass it. A few ladies told me they had to give their children mylacon drops (I am sure I spelt that wrong) because their children were gassy and couldn't pass it!!
Just thought I would put in my 2 cents (hope you don't mind) but I think as long as he/she is able to pass the gas than I would think they are OK!?!? Make any sense??

Hello, my name is J., I am a millitary wife also, we live in Germany. My son is 22 weeks. Now about your sons gas, you said he eats oatmeal and fruit? Do you give it to him in his bottle? Cause if you do that would make lots of sense for him to be so gassey cause he has to suck harder. But if the gas dosen't seem to bother him then it shouldn't be a big deal. Anyway, if you could get back to me and let me know if I helped at all that would be great. I just joined this group and am trying to figure it all out still.
Thanks, J.

Try gently massaging your son's abdominal area around his bellybutton, to the left. Just use a couple of fingers and go in a big circle around the belly button. Start on the upper right and gently press toward the upper left then complete the circle. Because the colon is on the left this will help reduce gastric pressure.

This helped my daughters a lot. It will also help with cramps.

I am a Navy wife, in Yokosuka, with two daughters.

My daughter was the same with the gas. It was suggested by a doctor that we try soy formula, it worked. She is on a soy formula that works very well for her. Do you put the cereal and fruit in the bottle? It is harder for them to digest food from a bottle than when given with a spoon. Also, if you are in Germany you can go to the Apotheke and get Kummelol Salbe to put on your sons stomach and it can help.