She is acting really gassy. She is strictly bf and eats every 4-6 hrs, but now it is seven going on eight hrs and she shows no signs of wanting to eat. She really wants to suck, though, and will suck our finger. She is acting like she is in alot of pain gassy-wise. What to do???
Help, my 8 wk old hasn't eaten in seven hrs
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Will she latch on if you put her on the breast, even though she isn't showing her customary signs?
Have you given any gas drops? (I know, they're like 50/50 but sometimes it seems to work.)
Can you put her in a sling and go for a walk? A nice, bouncy, rocking kind of walk? That might help to loosen up any gas and ease her stomach so she'll want to eat again.
Can you put her in a sling and go for a walk? A nice, bouncy, rocking kind of walk? That might help to loosen up any gas and ease her stomach so she'll want to eat again.
Dr. Sears has a bunch of suggestions in the Baby Book for relieving gas - maybe they're also on his website? Different positions, etc. One that works pretty well for us us "pumping" the baby's legs up towards his stomach, and bicycling them. Simethicone drops and gripe water both work really well for us when DS is gassy.
Dr. Sears has a bunch of suggestions in the Baby Book for relieving gas - maybe they're also on his website? Different positions, etc. One that works pretty well for us is "pumping" the baby's legs up towards his stomach, and bicycling them. Simethicone drops and gripe water both work really well for us when DS is gassy.
When my ds 1 did this it was at about 6 wks.. Turns out it was a dairy intolerance, and it had taken that long to build up in his system from the dairy I was eating.. If it continues to be a problem you might want to consider removing the dairy from your diet if you eat any.. My ds would become inconsolable.. Wanting to suck, but not wanting to eat.. He would take a pacifier though (which was a mixed blessing.. ) The simethicone drops worked at 1st, but not always... Infant massage also help.. One helpful stroke is the "I love you" one..
Basically what you do is lay your baby on his back with you positioned down by his feet.. With your hand on the left side go up from the pelvic bone to the ribcage making an "I".. Then cross over with the other hand across the top of the abdomin and down the right side makeing an "L"... With your other hand again come down the bottom of the "L" again across the bottom of the abdomin, and back up the left side making a "U".. Saying "I Love You" with each corresponding stroke.. so iiiiiiii{I} llllllluuuuuuuvvvv {L} yyyoooooouuuuu {U} all the way round.. Repeat.. After I had done that a couple of times I would bring ds1 legs up to his abdomin to help him release any gas that had migrated down.. I would do that a couple of times and repeat it all over from the start..Honestly I found this to be the most helpful thing for releasing gas..
HTH..
Warm Squishy Feelings..
Dyan
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Basically what you do is lay your baby on his back with you positioned down by his feet.. With your hand on the left side go up from the pelvic bone to the ribcage making an "I".. Then cross over with the other hand across the top of the abdomin and down the right side makeing an "L"... With your other hand again come down the bottom of the "L" again across the bottom of the abdomin, and back up the left side making a "U".. Saying "I Love You" with each corresponding stroke.. so iiiiiiii{I} llllllluuuuuuuvvvv {L} yyyoooooouuuuu {U} all the way round.. Repeat.. After I had done that a couple of times I would bring ds1 legs up to his abdomin to help him release any gas that had migrated down.. I would do that a couple of times and repeat it all over from the start..Honestly I found this to be the most helpful thing for releasing gas..
HTH..
Warm Squishy Feelings..
Dyan
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