As parents, we’ve all been there with a fussy baby. You’ve nursed them and feel like you’ve tried everything. Then, as you’re trying to console your fussy baby, you feel the bubbles coming from their diaper and realize it was gas all along. So, what can you do to help to prevent it or get things moving along?
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Feeding Position
When nursing your baby, make sure her head is above her tummy. This will help the air move to the top of the stomach making it easier to burp.
I have nursed all four of my children, including my current 5-month-old nursling. Did you know there are a few different ways you can nurse your baby? I find using a pillow and nursing in the football hold is the easiest for me to do this.
Burp Your Baby
Make sure to always burp your baby to get any excess air out of that little tummy. Otherwise, it will go on down and turn into what might be painful gas. At home I remember to do this all the time, and I can usually get my baby to burp at least once or twice. I have definitely noticed a correlation between her burps and less gas. But, I’m not always good at this if I’m on the go and nursing in public because we’re not doing our typical routine.
A Warm Bath
I have found if I have a baby who is very upset, a warm bath can work miracles. Bath time is my little Ivy’s favorite time of the night. It has helped her pass gas many times when she’s fussy.
Workout Time
A gentle massage or moving your baby’s legs like they’re riding a bicycle can help relieve gas. This is one of my husband’s tricks to help our little one. And, believe me, it works not just on babies. This same method helped me after my c-section, too.
Foods You Eat
As a breastfeeding mama, you might find a correlation between the foods you eat and an increase in gas in your baby. I definitely notice my baby has more gas when I eat pinto beans. I try to limit them in my diet, and when I do eat them, I make sure to burp her more often.
Evivo, a long term solution
You might have one of those babies who is gassy and uncomfortable quite regularly and nothing seems to help. My mother said I was definitely one of those babies. Evivo could help! It’s the first and only probiotic that is clinically proven to restore a baby’s gut microbiome to its original, natural state.
An independent study from the University of California found that there are certain nutrients in breast milk that are indigestible by your baby, but these nutrients are the perfect support for a good bacteria known as B. infantis. This good bacteria actually minimizes potentially harmful bacteria in a baby’s gut that are linked to short- and long-term health issues like colic, asthma, allergies, obesity, and diabetes.
What is Evivo?
Evivo as the only probiotic that is clinically proven to:
- Restore a baby’s gut microbiome to its original, natural state
- Transform special carbohydrates found in breast milk to promote the growth of B. infantis
- Defend from potentially harmful bacteria linked to eczema, allergies, diabetes and obesity.
97% of American babies do not have B. infantis in their gut.
This good bacteria has disappeared due to the unintended consequences of modern medical practices like c-sections, antibiotics, and formula feeding. Evivo is the only probiotic that’s clinically proven to restore baby’s gut to the way nature intended.
Even though most American babies appear healthy at birth and as they meet milestones, there has been an increase in children with autoimmune and metabolic issues. Did you know?
- There are at least two children with food allergies in almost every kindergarten classroom (FARE)
- Over one million children in the U.S. have type 1 diabetes (American Diabetes Association)
- The rate of obesity doubles as children grow from toddlers to teens (CDC)
- 9.6 million children under the age of 18 have eczema; of which 33% have moderate to severe cases (National Eczema Org)
Looking at these high rates of eczema, allergies, diabetes and obesity in kids, research confirms B. infantis, the good gut bacteria, has gone missing in many present-day U.S. babies, causing an imbalance in the gut that isn’t always symptomatic.
What to do
All mothers want to give their babies the best to grow up to be healthy and strong. Evivo is the surest way to start a foundation for life-long health.
With good gut bacteria thriving in your baby before weaning from breast milk, they are more like to develop a healthy metabolism and immune system later in life. That’s why the first six months of life are critical.
Due to some scary complications with my placenta, my baby was born premature more than a month early. I am taking extra care now to help her be the healthiest she can be for a long happy life, which is why I’m choosing to give her Evivo.
It’s very simple. Just mix 1 sachet of Evivo probiotic powder with 3-5 ml of breast milk in the Evivo mixing bowl provided.
Then dropper-feed the mixture to baby, using the enclosed syringe to draw the mixture from the bowl.
With Evivo’s special packaging to keep out moisture, light, heat, and air, you can keep it in the freezer or fridge until you’re ready to use it.
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Learn more about Evivo to keep your baby healthy for life!
10 comments
I used to give my babies foot rubs. That always helped to get the gas out
Thanks for this great insight feeding position definitely makes a difference to how windy baby is, great blog post
These sound like some awesome tips for people who have issues with their babies being gassy when feeding.
Neither of my babies were very gassy. I exclusively breastfed and gave nothing else for the first six months. In the few instances that my kids did have gas, pumping their legs to the chest helped relieve the discomfort.
Wish I had read this article when My baby was little. she was so gassy! These are great tips. I haven’t heard of Eviction before. I will have to recommend this to my friends. Thx!
Ops I meant Evivo
Awe first these photos are just too cute! these are also really great tips to get into a routine and system!
Good tips and I’m passing them on to a niece that just had her newborn a week ago. I remember her saying how gassy the baby gets after feeding.
These are such great tips! I think for me the position I held the baby was most important. THe more upright I held them, the less gas they had.
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