How Do You Relieve Infants Of Gas?
More than half of all infants within their first 2 months suffer from varying degrees of gas due to their undeveloped digestive systems. After drinking breast milk or formula, some babies form painful gas bubbles which their bodies can’t release. Signs include crying after eating, pulling up their legs and lying curled up. Use the following steps to relieve your baby’s gas. Burp your baby during and after breast and bottle feeding. Try burping for two to three minutes. If he doesn’t burp, resume feeding or try other burping methods. Try putting your baby on your shoulder with her head resting just over your shoulder and pat her back closest to her stomach. Lie your baby face down over your knees while you’re sitting down. Pat his back until he burps. Sit your baby up on your lap if she can hold her head up. Support her stomach and chest with your hands and pat her back until she burps. Do the “bouncing burp” if your baby can hold his head up pretty well. Place him on your lap in a sitt
