Help with wind

[mikaylasmum]

Hello

I was wondering if anyone could help me with my little girl she always has so much wind after i feed her for over a hour i have to keep trying to get it out :banghead: i have tried putting her on her tummy on my lap and patting her back, walking up and down the hall, she gets some up and then i put her back in bed (at night time) she starts making theses grunting sounds like she is in pain and pushing really hard her little face goes read and she arches her back.

What food should i be staying away from as I am breast feeding her.

Any information would be great :D

Thanks

[elissas]

Hi mikaylasmum,

As far as foods to stay away from, it's pretty much trial and error, but definitely keep your sugar intake low. Also, there are some veggies which are possible problems - I stay away from cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and peas. Also be wary of bananas, as they can bind you up (sorry if tmi). Maybe try having a few prunes each day and keep your omega 3 and 6 oils up (ie. fish, nuts, eggs).

Maybe also try cutting your dairy intake and see if that has any effect.

I had the same problem with DS about that age, and it turned out I had too much milk, and he was getting too much foremilk (lactose/sugary milk) and not enough hindmilk (fatty milk). The excess lactose was being dumped in the bowels and creating a lot of wind, and because he wasn't feeling as full and he was digesting all the foremilk more quickly, he needed to feed every hour, making it all worse again. And he wasn't getting enough of the fatty hindmilk to help him work it all through (fat is critical to the human body in order to keep us "well-oiled"). Vicious circle. I fixed it by expressing a little (about 20ml) before each feed, and within 24hrs I had a totally different baby (calm, content, not in pain at all).

As a help to get wind through, I lay DS on his back, hold his feet together and his legs up and rock his pelvis gently from side to side. He finds a lot of relief. A warm bath and massage on the belly and lower back always works a treat too. And I have found gripe water is fantastic. I give him half the recommended dose between feeds (usually about an our before I anticipate his next feed). It helps keep him regular and relaxes his body so he feeds better too (reducing instances of wind again).

You'll probably also find in about a month, that things get a little easier. It takes about 12 weeks for their digestive systems to develop enough so that it isn't always a hassle processing their food.

Good luck!!

[Femme-Fetale]

i think they say keep away from chocolates and spices, also onions and such. Im not 100% sure as i only breastfed for 3 weeks.
Do u burpn her in the middle of a feed, such as when u change breasts? Thats wat i was told to do.
I know how it feels, my son was sooo hard to burp and we struggled with wind too.
We also raised the cot a bit, funny as it sounds but gravity worked! lol
Tummy time on the floor helps, althou she may be a bit young to enjoy that.

[Femme-Fetale]

do the bike leg thing too! works a treat along with tummy rubs after a bath

[mikaylasmum]

Thank you both so much I will start straight away :D

OMG no chocolate now that is going to be hard :p .

I think i might have too much milk going from a 10b now to a 12dd and they are always so full and she isn't shy of the feed she is putting 350grms a week!!!!!!!

Thankyou both so much for all the information I will keep you posted on how she goes.

Happy Easter:smiliedance:

[the_queen]

Tomatoes were the thing that I had to give up. Which sucked, because I would eat tomatoes or tomato products every day just about.

Good luck mate!:thumbsup:

[mikaylasmum]

Whats the bike leg thing????????????????????????????????:confused:

[Femme-Fetale]

lay them on their backs and move their legs like they are riding a bike, round and round, u know wat i mean ??

[elissas]

If you think you have too much milk it's definitely worth expressing. There are times I need to feed twice in a row from the same boob (DS sometimes only needs half a boob per feed).

Check out:

http://www.breastfeed-essentials.com/toomuchmilk.html
http://www.users.qwest.net/~fsdebra1/refluxoal.html
http://www.breastfeedingbasics.com/html/oversupply.shtml

Hope this helps.

[mikaylasmum]

oh i get u now derr not the smartest in the morning..

Thanks for the info and other sites to check out

[Lauz]

the 'bike leg thing' is also really good when your child is just beginning to start 'thinking' about walking ;) do that and you may have a tiny mover and shaker on your hands! hahahaha

[mikaylasmum]

Thanks i think once she starts going she wont stop she is already a mover and a grover bless her little cotton socks