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From your diet to feeding issues, there are lots of reasons your baby might experience gas. Here are the top ten things you should know about infant gas (and a word of advice: don’t skip #9!).
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Sooner or later, most parents will ask this question: “How can I treat my infant’s gas?” This extremely common condition affects almost all newborns and infants at some point. Newborns and young infants eat every few hours, and their stomachs and...
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It’s a fact of life: all babies have gas. For some babies, passing gas poses no problem and they hardly seem to experience any discomfort. For others, gas can cause discomfort and result in symptoms including fussiness, a hard belly, squirming, and...
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From the day babies are born and start using their digestive systems to process food, gas is a part of life. For some babies, gas is a minor issue that causes little or no discomfort. For others, gas is a source of significant discomfort, causing...
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As soon as your newborn starts feeding, he or she will start making gas. Experts estimate that a normal baby could pass gas up to 20 times a day. Gas is formed as a natural byproduct of digestion and may also result from inhaling air while feeding,...
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Gas in baby’s digestive tract is typically the result of swallowing excess air and/or the byproduct of digestion. When a food is broken down in a baby’s digestive tract, gas is also released. Many babies pass gas around 20 times a day or more...
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Gas is a natural part of life for all people—but many babies seem to have more than their fair share. This is because babies swallow a lot air when crying, sucking on a pacifier, and eating. Their digestive tract also releases gas when breaking...
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Just like adults, babies can have different-smelling gas patterns that often depend upon what baby has eaten (or what mom has eaten and passed along in her breast milk). The key to decoding your baby’s gas is to first identify your baby’s “normal.”...
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Broccoli, beans, cabbage, oh my! These are foods known to cause gas in an adult digestive tract. So it may not come as a surprise that babies have food triggers that cause gas as well, even if they don’t actually eat the foods in question. Foods...
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Gas is very normal and expected for babies, whether they are nursing or bottle-feeding. It can vary from mild to intense and from uncomfortable to unbearable. Babies pass gas through their mouths and through their anuses many times each day. You...
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Although there are many reasons your baby might suffer from infant gas, the most common cause for annoying episodes of baby gas is related to feeding. With their small tummies and frequent feeding schedule, babies are very vulnerable to developing...
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Gas in your baby’s digestive tract can cause a firm tummy and an uncomfortable baby. One of the ways you can help to relieve some of the built-up gas is through an infant massage. Not only does a massage help you bond with your baby, it also can...
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A trip down the bottle aisle of your favorite baby store can be overwhelming. From adjustable-flow nipples to angled-neck bottles, there are many options out there, many of which are aimed at relieving infant gas. Depending on the nipple you’re...
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When your baby swallows air or when they eat and the food begins to digest, gas is produced and accumulates in the gut. Some babies pass the gas very easily, either by burping or flatulence. Others seem to struggle and become uncomfortable, which...
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Gentle infant massage has become very popular—and for good reason. Besides feeling good, infant massage has some great health benefits. Infant massage supporters, along with some health experts and medical researchers, are actively studying the...
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All babies have gas — but not equally. Some babies are rarely bothered by it, while others seem to suffer after every meal, squirming and crying with gassy tummies. Why do some babies seem so much gassier than others? Your gassy baby In the first...
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Frequency of bowel movements can be added to the long list of things we never dreamed we’d worry about before becoming parents. And yet, from the first day of our baby’s life, we are concerned with their poop, whether it’s the color, issues...
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Parents and caregivers often worry about the frequency and amount of stool that their baby is producing. In the first couple months of life, a breastfed baby may stool after every feed. Formula fed babies tend to stool less often but still have...
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Many sleep-deprived parents will say their baby has colic, but just because your baby is fussy each night does not automatically mean colic. True colic is generally defined as inconsolable crying lasting several to many hours occurring several...
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As a brand new parent, you are likely filled with uncertainty about every little thing your baby does. Why did she make that noise? Why does he look like that? There are plenty of things you should worry about with a new baby, but wouldn’t it be...
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Hi all, I am Sehrish. I want to share my experience with a colicky baby. How did I deal with colic in my infant? It’s a long story, but I’ll not take your time and will go shortly. My dear son was a week old and started crying for hours and hours...
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When your baby drinks breast milk or formula, an enzyme in their body breaks down a natural sugar in the milk called lactose. If there is an insufficient amount of this enzyme (called lactate), the intestines cannot digest it and your baby may act...
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If you’ve ever had a baby with colic, you know how miserable it can be. Unfortunately, as frustrating as colic can be, we still don’t really know what causes it, which makes treatment difficult. Recent research, however, has uncovered an...
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At week 11, you are nearing the three-month mark with your baby. Your baby is continuing to develop coordination and motor skills, improving his or her coordination with each passing day. Toys are grabbed more accurately and perhaps even guided...
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Welcome to week 3! Over the last three weeks, you’ve likely seen your baby growing more alert and even staring at your face for longer periods, especially during feeding. You’re hopefully falling into a more predictable pattern now — even if it’s...
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One of the wonders of parenting is watching your baby gradually become aware of the world he or she lives in. By 9 weeks old, your baby is likely responding to all sorts of external stimulus. He or she might have a preference for certain songs...
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Right around now is when many parents start to really appreciate all the intense brain development their babies have experienced since birth. By 7 weeks old, your baby’s brain has grown several centimeters in size — and you can easily see the...
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At five months, your baby is gaining greater control over his or her muscles, which can translate into some exciting milestones, including sitting up with a little or sometimes even no assistance. Other changes might include: Raking objects closer...
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Congratulations! If you’re like most new parents, you’re in the middle of a whirlwind of new experiences and emotions right now, just days after the arrival of your new baby. It’s not uncommon for new parents to be simultaneously flooded with love...
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Tongue-tie, or ankyloglossia, is commonly found in 3-10 percent of babies, most often boys. Most health care providers do not check for this, so it is usually up to the parent to figure it out early on in the baby’s life and seek help accordingly....
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At 12 weeks, your baby is likely sleeping about 15 hours a day, with up to 10 hours of sleep every night and about three naps per day. If this doesn’t sound like your baby, don’t worry! There’s no “normal” for babies this age. Some 3-month-old...
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After 13 weeks, many moms are beginning to think about a major change in routine: returning to work. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave after the adoption or birth of a child for women and men who work for...
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Is your baby rocking and rolling all the time now? Guess what that means? If it hasn’t happened already, your baby is getting ready to make one of his or her first big steps forward: rolling over without help. Rolling over on their own is a major...
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Most babies tolerate formula with no problem, but for some babies, feeding with formula can cause a number of issues. If your baby experiences symptoms like hives, eczema, runny nose, vomiting, diarrhea, fussiness, or colic after drinking formula,...
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Welcome to Week 5! It’s exciting to pass the 1-month milestone and see all the incredible new things your baby can do. Around this time, your baby will start giving real smiles and lifting his or her head to better interact with you and the outside...
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At 6 weeks old, your baby may make a startling discovery: he or she has hands! Before now, those things on the ends of the arms waved around a lot, but most babies have very little control over their hands until right around this age. At six weeks,...
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Do you Bundoo? Find out why parents love Bundoo (and doctors recommend it). Why are some babies gassier than others? Not every human is the same, and that includes babies and their gas. Oh Baby! Browse nearly 2,000 unique and cool baby names in...
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You may have spent almost every minute of the past two weeks with your baby. You’ve probably already started to adjust to your new schedule of waking and sleeping at strange times, and hopefully you’re almost an old pro already at the feeding...
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At 2 months old, your baby is turning into Superbaby — at least that might seem how it looks from the outside, now that your baby can hold his or her head up at a 45-degree angle for extended periods of time and may seem to be attempting pushups...
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It can be unnerving to hear an infant cry. As your baby’s caretaker, it’s normal to feel responsible and even inadequate when your baby is crying and you don’t understand why. However, until your baby learns to talk, crying is his or her first (and...
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Your 10-week-old baby has come a long way since you first brought him or her home from the hospital! While it’s impossible to generalize, a 10-week-old baby will have packed on weight and muscle since birth — and it’s starting to show. While it’s...
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As your baby nears the four-month check-up, you might find yourself wondering if he or she is “normal.” While it’s important to remember that every baby is unique, and growing up isn’t a race, there are certain things pediatricians look for around...
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Although your baby has spent most of the past month sleeping, he or she has been doing a lot of hard work growing and changing. The first few weeks — really, the first few years — of life are marked by incredible development and learning for...