Breastfed baby gas relief

Why is my newborn so gassy?

Got a gassy newborn? You’re not alone. According to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Pediatricians, Julie Kardos, MD, and Naline Lai, MD, all babies are gassy in their first two months of life.

How to help newborn with gas at night

Yes, all.

Having just spent nine months as fetuses developing in fluid, newborns have no experience with air until they take their first breath. Then, if they swallow some air when they cry or feed, eventually, some of the air comes up as a burp. 

Gas expelled from below (farts) comes from a different source.

As babies drink formula or breast milk, farts in the first few days can be a good sign that their guts are waking up. As time goes on, some liquid in the intestines may remain undigested, and the normal gut bacteria “eat” the food.

How to get rid of baby gas fast

The bacteria produce gas as a byproduct of their eating. Thus: A fart is produced.

Either way, the gas wants desperately to escape, but young babies are not very good at getting it out and they are not accustomed to the sensation.

So, newborns ball up, grunt, turn red, wake up fro

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