JamieP Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Unless somebody has some good advise on getting rid of wind? tried infacol and that helped a bit but she is still in pain, any advise going from the forum daddy's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Can yolu still get gripe water, I know they were trying to withdraw it at one stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Hold her to you chest, facing away from you. Your arms are just below and just above the bottom of her ribcage. Then bob up and down at the knees. I used to help my sister out when her daughter (my niece) had chronic wind. Worked a treat on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs H Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Is she being breast or bottle fed? If bottle ask the midwife if they would recommend a change in formula:) Vicki x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Buy ear plugs and a crate of beer... works wonders But as RedM says, support against the chest (facing you is what I did) and just gently bounce up and down while gently patting on the back at about 100 per minute. They are only small but can produce some real corkers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger009 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 My boy's only 3 month now, and he had problems with wind. I used 3 techniques, and normally one worked! I used to pat his back, then if that failed, rub his back up and down. Then grab him by the chest and the back and spin him round on my knee (if that makes sense). ! of them always worked, and gripe water helped as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Thanks for the advice guys, ill try anything to settle her. Is she being breast or bottle fed? If bottle ask the midwife if they would recommend a change in formula:) Vicki x Hey Vicki i was hoping you would reply. She was on breast for the first week but Leigh was not getting on well with it and the baby was always starving so we put her on the bottle a few days back. She has been a dream baby and just sleeping and eating but after a couple of days on the bottle the wind started, she is using the doc brown bottles that are supposed to help but the little love is still suffering. Midwife and health visitor are both coming tomorrow so hoping for some good advice there. Breaks my heart seeing her in pain:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Aww sweet. I'd imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs H Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Could just be the change from breast to bottle then. I had to stop feeding my youngest after six weeks. I put him on Aptimil it is supposed to be the nearest to breast milk and he was fine, but I would ask the midwife's advice. Vicki x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 A change of teat for the bottle might be all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 A change of teat for the bottle might be all you need. Possibly bigger hole if she's drawing a lot of air in instead of milk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Possibly bigger hole if she's drawing a lot of air in instead of milk? Two birds with one stone. Solves the wind issue and Jamie get to mod something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 That's the trouble with bottles, they cause wind. Jack was fine one the breast but very windy when he went to bottles after a couple of days. One of the best ways we have found with our two, was to sit them one your knee, and slowly rock them back and fowards or side to side. This worked when patting their backs didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Cheers guys, she guzzles the juice down like mad, does 100mm in a couple of mins. Few people have suggested the Aptimal so ill give that a try tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 How much are you thinking jamie Sorry i cant be of any use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 How much are you thinking jamie How much do you want to take her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Just check but im pretty sure gripe water is only for babies 1 month and older, unless they now do one for newborns since we had ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Bigger teat mate. Also later on if she is still guzzling milk move to hungry baby formula. Never had this badly but thats what we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Takes me back - I can still sing 100 verses of daisy daisy whilst bobbing up and down on my feet... ...some blame the alcohol...but we know the angst the 'gripes' can cause.. Poor thing... before you know it you will be holding her head as she throws up after too many vodka and red bulls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 My eldest used to have bottles that were basically a hollow tube into which you put a plastic bag and filled that with milk. As the milk is drunk, the bag collapses on itself making it impossible to suck in any air. Cant remember what they were called, but they worked very well. They used to be available from Boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j80leo Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 My Lewis is the same Jamie he has got really bad wind and you can see the pain in there face, gripe water can only be used if baby is older than 1 month. What we found works for us is: 1,Baby facing toward's you head about shoulder hight and pat between the shoulder blades and don't be to scared to pat them. 2,Sit them on your knee facing to the side slightly tilted over abit and pat away again. 3,Face them forwards holding them with one hand supporting there head make sure they are sort of lying down forwards legs out straight as possible and then pat there back again. Hope this helps fella best of luck;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 We had this with our last two, and not much helped TBH. Laying them down on their front, accross your legs and pat their backs sometimes helped, but it was hell for a few months.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add heywood Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 With both of mine they had wind for the 1st month or so. My mum told me to sit them upright on my knee so their back was straight . Then slowly lean them to their left until about 45 degrees then back up straight. If you repeat it 3/4 times they used to burp like just downed a pint of lager lol It supposedly something to do with the shape of their stomach and the bubble of air at the top of it. Mums eh? Full of worldy wisdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I don't have kids, but I thought you turned them upside down briefly, to burp them. Edit: More than million hits for "how to burp a baby" on google, with video if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Cheers guys, she has had Aptimal easy digest for the last couple of feeds and all seems well so far thank god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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