K.P. asks from Houston, TX on February 16, 2009
Gas at Night Problems
My son is starting to eat more table food and I have noticed at night he is waking up with gas. Before bed I give him Mylcan but it doesn't work the entire night. During the day he moves around and manages to pass gas no problem. At night he doesn't seem to know how to pass it. We end up with a bottle and then as he is drinking and relaxing he passes the gas.
Any ideas on what to give my son to help with the gas at night?
Diet - mostly baby food but we are introducing table food at dinner.
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S.C. answers from San Antonio on February 17, 2009
Hi K.,
Please try "Gripe Water. It is an old remedy for all things stomach related including gas. It is a liquid ginger--mosty. Safe and effective.
I buy the brand "little remedies" Gripe Water.
Good luck,
S.
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T.S. answers from Houston on February 17, 2009
Mylicon did not work for my daughter at all! We used "Gripe Water". It seemed to work very well.
A.B. answers from Odessa on February 17, 2009
I would just be careful not to be giving him gassy foods; like staying away from broccoli, onions in things, yeast...and so on. If he is going to have those do them earlier in the day or just omit them from what you are fixing or putting on his plate.
I have not ever tried the gripe water, but have heard it works well.
Good luck!
J.G. answers from Austin on February 17, 2009
I don't know if anyone else suggested this but maybe try table food at lunch and baby food at dinner? I know for a long time my daughter wouldn't eat anything at night no matter how hard we tried. We would give in and give her a bottle. Now she's almost 9 months old and a great eater but she still picks like a bird at night. Just her natural way.
Hope this helps!
Jen
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V.W. answers from Houston on February 17, 2009
GRIPE WATER!!! You can get it at Target(in the pharmacy, you have to ask for it),natural food stores, Kroger's, CVS, Walgreens, etc. There are a lot of brands and choices. Little Tummy's makes one. Just follow the directions on the bottle. My son has slept through the night since we started using it at 10 months. I mixed it in his last bottle before bed until he was 1 and now he just takes it from the medicine dropper before bed. He is 14 months. I wished I would have known about it sooner! Good Luck!
T.E. answers from Houston on February 17, 2009
I would give gas medicine before dinner . It has been a few years since my youngest was a baby( he's almost 8 yrs. old),, so I might be wrong with this, but I wonder if table food at 9 months is too young. I wonder if his tummy is having a hard time digesting it and that;s why he has gas?
Either way, try the drops before dinner and see what happens. I had 2 very gassy kids and the gas drops were always given before they ate and even drops in their bottles.
Good luck.
A.C. answers from San Antonio on February 17, 2009
My little boy, now 19 months, used to have terrible gas problems. My doctor explained to me that the Mylacon does not work well once the gas is in their tummy...The only thing I found that worked for me were Colic Tablets. http://www.amazon.com/Hylands-Colic-Tablets-tablets-Pack/...
Sometimes they are at HEB or Walgreens, but I just order them on Amazon to make sure I always have them.
They were a miracle for me. I hope they help you.
I tried the gripe water and the taste was horrible...I could not even sneak it in his bottle. He loved the tablets because they dissolved in his mouth. It was like he thought he was getting candy!
C.M. answers from Chicago on February 17, 2009
I would introduce the table food earlier in the day and do baby food at night. That way he'll be less gassy at night. Also, you don't specify the nature of the table food. I would double-check your baby books to make sure you're not introducing something his system isn't ready for yet.
S.C. answers from San Antonio on February 17, 2009
Hi K.,
Please try "Gripe Water. It is an old remedy for all things stomach related including gas. It is a liquid ginger--mosty. Safe and effective.
I buy the brand "little remedies" Gripe Water.
Good luck,
S.
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