Gas drops

[shellbell]

Teach me what I need to know. I bought some, and I know the correct dosage.

When do I give them? Before she eats? After she eats? If i think she may be gassy?

[flyinghorses6]

I have been giving them only if I think she is struggling with gas pains. Basically signs R needs it--unlatching 50 million times in a feeding/arching her back, grunting and bearing down, crying and actually hearing a lot of gas--she is so mild tempered it's easy to tell if she is bothered. Last night we started a feed and she was making me crazy with the unlatching, crying, frantically relataching so I stopped the feed, gave her the gas drops and a warm bath. Then we finished the feeding and she fell right asleep for about 4.5 hours.

Not sure if there's other recommendations but that's what's been working for us most of the time.

[allisong87]

Mar 6, 2017 7:59:59 GMT -5 flyinghorses6 said:

I have been giving them only if I think she is struggling with gas pains. Basically signs R needs it--unlatching 50 million times in a feeding/arching her back, grunting and bearing down, crying and actually hearing a lot of gas--she is so mild tempered it's easy to tell if she is bothered. Last night we started a feed and she was making me crazy with the unlatching, crying, frantically relataching so I stopped the feed, gave her the gas drops and a warm bath. Then we finished the feeding and she fell right asleep for about 4.5 hours.

Not sure if there's other recommendations but that's what's been working for us most of the time.

All of this.

[pivot]

We use them after feedings. I also started probiotic drops once a day & gripe water as needed for hiccups.

Basically I use all the drops.

[shellbell]

Like in the MOTN I can hear that she's gassy but she's not necessarily hungry. If she has them with her 10:30pm bottle, will that help with 2am gas?

[loves2shop4shoes]

Everything flyinghorses6 said. We also give gas drops when she's very fussy because with E, if her fuss isn't hunger related, it's gas related 95% of the time. We find that the gas drops usually work for the next 3-4 hours, so basically the time between one feeding.

If you give her drops at 10:30, I imagine it'd still be mildly helpful by 2am gas. Or you could just give more drops then.

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What brand do you all use/recommend.

[dancerspose]

I'm waiting for a reply email from me pedi office about this exact topic.

[allisong87]

Mar 6, 2017 9:47:40 GMT -5 @jacks605 said:

What brand do you all use/recommend.

I buy the generic version of Mylicon drops. It's the same exact thing but $6 cheaper.

[pivot]

Mar 6, 2017 9:47:40 GMT -5 @jacks605 said:

What brand do you all use/recommend.

We use the target brand simethicone drops.