I feel like I’m at a dead end with this. My 7 week old will fuss for hours and bend awfully in my arms and rocker. He’s clearly uncomfortable but I’ve tried everything to help. Sitting him up after feeds, burping every now and then during feeds, belly massages and bicycle runs, gripe water. You name it I’ve done it. It breaks my heart, I hate seeing my baby in discomfort, please say there’s other things I can do :(
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You could also try figure of 8s with his hips to help with movement. When they are crawling they get that movement in themselves but as babies it's harder to move the muscles needed to help shift the gas so figure of 8s with straight legs supporting the hips can help. Sorry I don't have a miracle answer though, my boy is suffering with wind too but we are finding gripe water helpful thankfully. Seems to be helping him more than infacol for us

we switched to soy milk when our baby was doing all this plus spitting up a ton! over the past two-three weeks of her on soy shes been so much better, still needs extra burps and back rubs and still spits up some but nothing like before she also seems so much more happy and comfortable/content before after and during feeds

If youre ebf burp him everytime and try mylicon to relieve gas. If hes on formula switch the kind youre using try plant based i combo feed with enfamil plant based formula

Honestly been going through the same thing. Tried Ovol but didn’t notice much change. He grunts and struggles but thank God the past two days he’s been able to poop without fussing 🙏🏻 I guess the only thing is wait. Their digestive system will get developed and hopefully this will be gone soon. I feel you 💙

Have you been able to see the GP to see what they suggest? I’ve seen people getting medication for reflux so that could be an option.
I thought my little boy had reflux because he was arching when I tried to latch and seemed like he had trapped wind but no amount of stretching helped. He was super uncomfortable when I put him flat on his back so I took him to an osteopath and he said he had lots of tension in his neck and shoulders and he was honestly like a new baby afterwards. Might be worth considering if yours sounds similar.

Have you tried infacol? That and you can get omeprazole from the GP for reflux (they might try and fob you off, if so maybe try and start with infant gaviscon- not every pharmacy sells it but you can get it from online pharmacies if you fill out a form) hope it works for you gal!!! 14 weeks here and in the same boat but those seem to work for us

Speak to the GP or your health visitor. Can you baby wear after feeds, as it might help with the gentle pressure on his tummy and keeping him upright for longer. Possibly try eliminating different things from your diet (dairy/soy etc) but keep in mind that it can stay in your/their system for like 2wks so could be a minute until you see if it helps.
If he’s in a bassinet you can also elevate the head part so he isn’t laying completely flat when he’s laying down.

If you’re breastfeeding it may be worth getting your latch checked etc. There’s also a FB page called BFYM - Breastfeeding support who are amazing. There could be a few things you could do but getting latched checked would be a good first step. Then maybe eliminate dairy and maybe Soy from you diet if it isn’t latch related. Can take 10-14 days for it to leave your milk before you’ll see a difference etc

Are you in the UK? Apparently Kendamil helps with this. But other than that, I'd be asking on a special forum on Reddit for an example. They will have special sections for this

Have you tried Gas drops? We started giving our baby gas drops about a month or 2 ago & it’s made a world of difference. She would get so gassy that her stomach was too full of gas to even eat & now she finishes all her bottles. You can give them to your baby up to 6 times per day & it’s a preventative so it helps stop the gas from building up & it’s safer than gripe water.