Baby in discomfort

Hi my 6 week old baby is in a lot of discomfort pulling his legs up, going bright red in the face and making grunting sounds. It appears to be trapped bowel gas. Most of the time after pushing his legs up and rubbing his tummy he is able to pass it. I have tried changing his formula but this doesn’t seemed to have helped. Has anyone else experienced this with their baby? Thank you.

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Hey Momma, have you tried using colic drops? Or you don't use any meds at all?

My baby has it the same she is 4 weeks i do breastfeeding and i drink chamomile tea it helps her

you could try baby gas drops

Watch the way you feed especially bottle feeding. Try to not let him take in too much air. Also burp at least once before end of feeding.

we have tried infacol and colief but doesn’t seem to help

thank you I’m combi feeding at the moment so will try chamomile tea

As he is 6 weeks old you could try gripe water. My LO found that better and more palatable than the other things for colic/ trapped wind. It'll help him to burp easier. Also it's something he'll grow out of in time, but it's hard to see them in pain now. Hope it eases for him soon

would recommend windi for everyone.. very odd but works!

My baby has had these symptoms and he has been extremely constipated ... up to an ounce of aired boiled water seems to fix everything x

Thank you everyone for your support. I have had him at the GP who have prescribed him some cow milk protien free formula so see how he goes on that.

I think it’s constipation too when he does go he’s a lot better in himself but his poos are soft not hard which is confusing.

thank you

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I came across this on insta… could be learning to poo

thank you so much. I will relax now I know it’s common.

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