2 Week Old Bubbly Tummy

Updated on December 15, 2011
N.0. asks from Mobile, AL
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My little cupcake is 2 weeks old today. Her tummy always sounds bubbly. I burp her after every ounce and she eats up to 3oz. She is so hard to burp though. She is also VERY gassy. She is usually a very quiet baby but the last few evenings she cries out. I think she has a tummy ache. Any suggestions? TIA

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C.R.

answers from Boston on

Happy birthday Cupcake!
I agree with the previous answers. If you're nursing, watch for foods that make YOU gassy and avoid them if you can. (Though I don't want new moms to drive themselves CRAZY thinking, Okay, What did I eat two hours ago that's now upsetting Cupcake's stomach?) Mylicon is a good option. Gripe water works well, too. Chamomile tea has been shown to be safe and effective in all kinds of gastrointestinal complaints in newborns from gas to reflux to constipation, if you want to go a natural route. Just steep a cup of tea like you would for yourself. Cool it. (Duh.) Add a little breast milk or formula if desired and feed Cupcake an ounce or two in her bottle.
Good luck.
p.s. I'm also a pediatrician in addition to being a mom. BTW, I a two-month old patient of mine came into the office the other day wearing a T-shirt that read "Cupcake Seeks Stud Muffin."

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S.H.

answers from Honolulu on

Mylicon Infant Gas Drops.
Go to a drug store to get it.

My daughter was just like that as an infant.
Gas pain, hurts. That's why they cry.
You can't let her "cry it out" per gas pains.
She is too young.

Their internal organs and digestive system, isn't even fully developed yet.
When they get more developed internally and the organs mature, it will get better.

Are your nursing or giving Formula?
Don't shake up the bottle too much, more air bubbles in it that way.
Or maybe she is taking in air as she drinks.
Which is common.
Try bicycling her legs.
Hold her upright, over your shoulder, with baby facing your shoulder and burp her.
Or gently rub her tummy in circular motions.

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H.W.

answers from Portland on

I like Susan's suggestion of bicycling her legs. I'd also suggest asking at a lactation support place or natural health food store about Gripe Water. It's a mild mix of herbs that many hospital-supported lactation clinics sell.

Also check your own diet, if you are nursing. Any onions or garlic or beans? What about brassicas? (broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, etc.) Anything which might give you gas will give her gas too. Even if it doesn't give you gas normally, she hasn't developed any tolerences to foods yet.

Good luck!

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K.L.

answers from Sacramento on

The "I Love U" massage worked well for my gassy babies. Take baby lotion, and lay her on her back. Rub her tummy in an I, and L, and a U motion from chest to low belly. It helps get the insides moving, and then I would bicycle their legs afterwards, and they would toot toot toot!!!

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M.B.

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If you are nursing, watch the foods that you are eating. If they make you gassy, they probably make her gassy as well. If she is giving her a bottle, you may want to switch to a different formula for her. There are also infant gas drops that you can give her, you can get them at any drug store. Moving her legs around can help also laying her across your legs at your knees on her tummy may help.

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