2 Day Old Daughter Is Full of Gas and Wont Stop Crying Please Help!!?

Swaddle her tight and carry her in a front sling and see if she calms down. The more she cries, the more air she will take in and make it worse. One leads to the other so try and just get her to settle down. The first few days are all about learning what works. Remember, she hasnt read the "Good Baby" book yet. And congratulations,, Bet she's a doll even if she is crying!

Whenever my babies got gas, I would sit on the couch with my feet on the floor and lay them across my thighs, stomach down and rub/pat their backs. I think the pressure of being on their stomach was soothing. Sometimes we would sit like that for an hour at a time- but it was the only way I could get them to calm down. I would also rock my legs as I patted/rubbed.

Gas for an infant or anyone, is painful.

I can relate: my daughter as a baby, had BAD gas, caused her pain and crying. She rarely, burped or farted, even if I tried.
But for her, the infant gas drops, did help.

Also, watch what you eat too, since you are nursing. Some foods are more gassy, and per breastfeeding.

Try gently rubbing her tummy, in a circular manner.
Bicycle her legs.
Pat her back, with her over your shoulder, facing you. Rub her back in a circular manner.

Is she latching on properly????
Do you see her actually swallowing and hear her drinking?
Sometimes if they do not latch on properly, this can cause:
air intake = gas
not getting enough intake because they are not sucking properly nor latching on properly.

Always burp, during/after feedings.
You NEED to burp a baby. They need assistance with this.

You really need to burp her-poor little gal-she'll be better in the morning! Kiss her precious litlle head for me! I only wish I could be ther to take a "shift".

Hold her belly side down (supporting her head) across your legs while sitting. With your heels up, shake your legs up and down quickly and rub her back. Also make a SHHHH noise in her ear. Sounds totally weird, I know....but I am telling you, it works!!!

She has to be burped. Until she burps, not just a few pats on the back. Also, try holding her tight against you and gently bouncing her up and down while say shh shh shh over and over. That usually works in my experience. Also, mylicon is ok to give her often if it provides relief.

Congrats! (and I have to ask, was your water broken?)

please burp after every meal. when i didn't burp my son he would get fussy like that and gassy. but please burp..

You REALLY need to burp her, both my girls were solid breastfeed. You can also check with your pediatrician to make sure you are giving her the correct dosage, and there are infant drops, i recommend those and given EXACTLY as the packaging states. Infants have no idea how to burp, so we have too, i prefer to lay her across my legs and lightly tap her on the back, my oldest had to be burped by my Hubby, I couldn't get her to burp so he tried, i yelled that he was gonna break her back and then she burped loud enough to put an adult to shame, then she calmed down. Good luck.

Oh, poor thing (both baby and mom)!!! Try rubbing her tummy in circles to the left. That's usually pretty soothing and helps move gas and other stuff through her intestines. Mylecon really worked well with my children on the few occassions they had gas issues.

In addition to that, you may want to start keeping a diet diary to see what you are eating that she is taking in vicariously through you, that may be causing her stomach upset.

Hope she feels better soon. Congratulations on your new baby!

YOu do have to be aware of what you are eating when you are breast feeding...if it makes YOU have gas it is going to make her have gas!!! Same with things can cause constipation ( cheese etc).
I would do as Andra suggested...burp after each feeding...and the bicycle motion with her little legs will help get any stubborn gas up. If this continues I would consider talk to the doctor to see if she has colic or if there is some other minor issue going on. There is no reason for both of you to be miserable. Keep drinking plenty of fluids...your milk will come in very soon and maybe that will help.
Good luck and congratulations!!!

with nursing you will learn as you go babies are sensitive to what you are eating. I would avoid broccoli, beans and dairy as much as possible until the gas settles a bit. Gas drops helped immensely for my little guy. Also burping after every feeding is very necessary the smaller they are. Remember her digestive system is just starting up. Tummy rubs do help or laying her on her back and gently pressing her legs to her belly may help.
You'll get it, remember every baby is different and you guys are just getting to know each other. If someone is there to help you, try to nap often to reduce your stress and hang in there.

Congrats on your new baby girl!

She MUST, MUST be burped after every feeding, and more.
Take her to the Dr. she might be colic.

If I was you I would stop all dairy, that could be hurting her tummy.

Give her lots of LOVE. She really needs your love and help right now, because she is in a lot of pain.

Blessings to you and your family.

Burp after every feeding, take her legs and move them gently to her stomach and this will help get the gas out. Your diet might have something to do with it, Gripe water might help as well.

You need to burp her after every feeding! She may be gulping down some air, and that will cause gas if she isn't burped. Try burping her now, and also you can move her legs in a bicycle motion to try and help her pass the gas through her system. If your milk hasn't come in yet, then it's probably not due to anything you ate.

Good luck and congrats on your new little one!

Being a member of Nursing Mothers Counsel, I can definitely disagree with Sara L.: everything affects your milk, the taste, the color, etc. Babies can taste what you eat in utero, and they can taste it in your breast milk. Affected babies are most likely to be sensitive to 4 things: chocolate, cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, etc), citrus foods (oranges, lemons, juices, etc), and dairy (most often, milk). MOST babies don't have an issue with anything mom eats, especially when eaten in moderation. Caffeine also seems to affect some babies negatively, but again, moderation is key.

I can say this with confidence because my son absolutely could NOT have green peppers! I couldn't even eat sauces that had green peppers in it like sloppy joes. I had to read labels. He was also sensitive to the cow protein in milk, so I had to switch to Lactaid. Thankfully, he grew out of both sensitivities around 7mo. A friend of mine right now is nursing her 7mo, who is dairy and gluten allergic. She can't eat anything with certain ingredients.

However, your daughter's current behavior doesn't necessarily have anything to do with what you ate. Babies are born with an immature digestive system with many holes, and it isn't until around 6mo of age that all those holes are finally sealed. For now, there might be lots of gas, and that could be completely normal. It also has nothing to do with the nursing position.

The first thing I would look at is her latch. Does she open wide before she latches? Once on the breast, are her lips flanged out like a fish? Do you put nipple to nose to allow your nipple to point to the roof of her mouth? Once latched, do you see more of the top of the areola than the bottom signaling a correct asymmetric latch? Do you hear any clicking or smacking noises when she's at the breast? If you hear these types of noises, it likely means that she doesn't have an optimal latch.

Just some ideas, but if you'd like a personal counselor for free one-on-one counselor assistance, feel free to email off subject :)

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Welcome to motherhood! Take a deep breath, you are tired, riddled with hormones you didn't know you had and just getting to know your little bundle of joy. It won't always be like this, I promise. Both of you are making some major adjustments - this too shall pass. I found with my 1st new baby, I had to remind myself to take it a moment at a time.
I concur with others who suggested gentle pressure on her tummy. If laying her across your lap doesn't work or if you just need a different position, try holding her in the crook of your arm with her face at your elbow with the heal of your hand on her tummy. Some babies love being held this way and it's a good position for you to carry her around.
Hang in there and if you need to talk to someone, don't hesitate to reach out.
Blessings!

A couple thoughts beyond the burping. Nursing completely on one side before switching to the other helps baby get all the best parts of your milk. also a good latch is also important to not swallowing air. Do you have any discomfort at all when she's nursing. Hear any slurping or clicking? Might be a bad latch. Maybe try some different positions. And yes, the burping is important, but sometimes breastfed babies don't burp that much. I had the most luck with my little one's burps by just sitting her up up or a little forward rather than over my shoulder with patting. Good luck and hopefully this resolves soon.

Lots of times they cry just because nature needs them to in order in enhance their lung capacity. You will learn in time. Babys cry, its the only thing they know how to do after being cooped up in a stomach for 9 mos. Just keep burping her, rest your warm hand on her tummy when you are holding her. She will mellow out eventually. Be careful of what you eat. Write things down, when you find repeat offenders from your own diet that seem to upset her, eliminate that particular food for awhile and try again as her intestinal tract matures.

I forgot to burp my second baby the first few days and he paid the price--the nurse helped me remember thank goodness (blame it on being sleep deprived). I never noticed a difference when I nursed on my side. What I did learn with him was that his style of nursing was different than my first and he ingested more air, so I ended up having to pull him off and burp him a few times throughout each nursing. This stopped the projectile vomiting that he had been doing (not right after birth but a bit later...can't remember the exact age). He'd be in the middle of nursing an pull off just in time to puke all over me (hair, blouse, tummy, etc.) I mention this just in case you see this in the future with your new little one.

Congrats!!!

It sounds like you've gotten plenty of support regarding the burping but I'd like to share a personal story.

When my daughter was only 2 months old, we all went out to dinner. I ordered a Cajun chicken sandwich. It was spicy. When we got home, I went to get the baby ready for bed. She started to nurse then started to scream. I tried the other side, still screaming. In a panic, I told my husband to thaw some frozen breast milk and we'd try her first bottle. She happily took the bottle and went to bed. I went and pumped every last drop of spicy milk and poured it down the sink.

The moral of my story is 1) always have a supply of frozen breast milk and 2) everything you eat will affect your baby and 3) get her used to a bottle early. I think you are on the right track about your burrito. I would start a very bland diet and slowly add foods back in.

Best of luck to you and that precious baby.

I did a tremendous amount of research on this with my baby. La Leche League International finally put to rest the very strongly perpetuated myth that whatever you eat goes into your milk and can affect your baby. I learned that this is only the case possibly with allergenic foods--and is only most likely if one of the parents has this food allergy (an allergy is not the same as an intolerance, btw). So, spicy food will not affect your milk, neither will garlic, neither will acidic food, and so on. This fact is confirmed when rates of gas, etc, are looked at across cultures. Babies in Italy, for example, where lots of garlic is consumed, do not have higher rates of gas. Same with tropical nations, where lots of spicy food is consumed. Their babies do not have higher rates of gas, colic, etc.

Your milk is formed from your blood, NOT from what rests in your gut. Therefore, fibrous foods (i.e. gaseous foods) have no effect on your milk. A lot of you out there will doubt me. Please visit La Leche League's website to confirm for yourself. They are the international experts on breastfeeding.

Also, regarding infant gas drops: the gas drops do not get absorbed into the body. The drops only stay in the gut (which biologically speaking is "outside the body" because it is like a tunnel through the body) and, according to my pediatrician, even if you accidentally gave the entire bottle to an infant it would have no effect other than what the appropriate dose would do. The drops simply act as a surfactant to break large gas bubbles into small gas bubbles that are more easily passed. I also found that giving the dose BEFORE nursing helped more than giving it afterwards.

Eat what you want. Burp your baby well. Remember that infants' gastrointestinal tracts are still new and developing and trying to figure out what to do with food. Your baby just might take some time for her body to learn how to process it effectively. It just takes time. Weeks? Months? It is really hard. For all involved. Good luck.

A side note: even a worker at my local breastfeeding support center perpetuated the myth to me... If that happens to you, please be confident in presenting the LLL info.