What to do when baby has gas?

Baby gas, one of the most annoying companions of the new motherhood. They can arrive from the week of life, and they have our little desperate ones. And of course, to us too! Because there is nothing that makes you suffer more than when your baby cries, and you do not know how to reassure him. Pedigrees are thrown, twist, turn red and also have a hard time belching after eating.

Gases are quite common in newborns. Above all, considering that they are just beginning to use the digestive system. Some more than others, they immediately learn to expel them. But when there are problems to do it, they tend to suffer and make you suffer a lot.

You can recognize that your baby has gas because you will see that he is upset, that he cries, that he writhes and when you touch him the belly is swollen and very hard. Usually, babies who suffer from gas will have them periodically throughout the day. And they usually get worse after the shots.

There are several ways to help the little ones to expel those unwanted gas. And today we will focus on explaining the different alternatives you have:

Massages are crucial to help regularize intestinal transit. However, there is a misconception about the time when the massage should be developed. Many dads apply the massage at the moment the newborn is suffering a gas attack. For all those who have babies with gas: the massage is done at a time when the baby is relaxed. Quiet. We will NEVER do it the moment you have a swollen belly. We explain why:

First of all, because if you massage your baby in the moment that your belly is swollen, you will be doing more damage to your baby and it will get worse. Imagine that your belly is very swollen and hard, and someone starts to tighten it. The pain intensifies.
Second, why your baby will associate massage with pain. With what will not accept the massage at any other time. You will associate massage with something negative and it is very important that this does not happen. Massage, apart from helping at a physical level, is a very important emotional bond between father and son. And you have to encourage it at all times.

The heat helps regulate intestinal transit thanks to the laws of thermodynamics. The stagnant gases, move so it helps to go to the nearest exit. If in addition, we take into account that the heat is relaxing and relieves the sensation of pain. The baby will be more relaxed with what will encourage the expulsion of these so annoying gases. In Kusi Wawa we have created the WAWA BAND, which is the safest way to apply heat to the baby's tummy. We explain why:

The band helps to keep the thermal cushion on the belly of the baby without the need to hold it by hand. So it prevents it from moving and leaving site.
The seed cushion is created thinking of newborns. It has been taken into account when choosing the size of the seed, the weight of the cushion, etc. No security measure is too much for the little ones in our house.
We are the only ones that have a safety device that alerts you if the cushion is too hot to place on top of your belly.
If you want to see how is our Wawa Band. Visit our website here.

There are also medicines that you can give your baby to relieve or help to expel the gases. However, we must be very careful with what we give to our little one since some of these contain a lot of sugar and, considering that it is a baby that barely has weeks of life, it is worth considering.
In the same way, you also have to be careful with anise teas. It has been said for some time that they help to expel gases but there have been cases in babies who arrive at the hospital with severe symptoms due to having ingested the anise with the wrong quantities and types. If you are interested in the subject, visit this post on the blog that we dedicate to explain specifically about this.

If your baby has gas and wants to know how the Kusi Wawa Method works visit our website here.

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