Gassy baby

Hi all. My daughter is 5 weeks and is extremely gassy. She constantly farts and has hiccups which is sometimes uncomfortable for her and wakes her up. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it something to be concerned about? Any tips to help with this as it is breaking my heart to see her wake herself up

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@Rachel, my baby is formula fed xxx

There’s gas exercises you can do, have you tried gripe water? Mind has hiccups too and gripe water seems to work

If you are formula feeding, I would pace feed. I would give my son a half an ounce and then take a break, and then at another half an ounce, (so at a full ounce) I would try and burp him. He also was a VERY gassy baby. Gripe water and gas drops only worked a little bit for us. I'm so happy to be out of the newborn stage and just know whatever you end up doing that it will eventually pass!

Check with your pediatrician if she’s lactose intolerant. Hiccups are pretty common. You can try hold her upright after feeding for about 15 mins. I tried giving my son belly massages for relieving gas, and it worked.

Totally normal. The hiccups decrease over time and the farts mean the gas isn’t trapped and causing pain so it’s a good thing

Aw my LB had frequent hiccups as a newborn, he’d cry every time
They did ease in time and so did his reaction
I’d see the farting as a good thing, it’s so awful when wind is trapped x

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