Home remedies for Gas Pain in Infants and Newborns

• Burps
• Gets fussy
• Is bloated
• Has cramps
• Cries
• Farts
• Has a hard tummy

are the symptoms when Baby is suffering from Gas Discomfort.

Gas discomfort upsets baby to some degree and it affects both breast-fed and bottle-fed babies. While gas pain is common but particularly bothersome in newborns and young infants between one and four months of age, as their immature guts are developing.

Certain foods like spices, dairy products, pickles or soy or peanuts, eaten by lactating mothers can cause gas problems in infants. Babies suffer from stomach pain, sleeplessness and bloating due to gas formation.

Try the following home remedies to relieve pain and solve the problem of baby gas.

Gripe Water: For more than one hundred years, gripe water has been a trusted remedy to treat infant gas.

Burp: Burp The Baby After Every Feed.

Exercise: Exercise your baby’s legs in cycling motion in between feeds. It will put pressure on the stomach and help the baby to expel gas.

Asafoetida: Dissolve a pinch of asafoetida powder in 2 table spoon warm water and apply it around the baby’s navel
Mustard Oil

Mustard oil massage: helps to lubricate the abdominal muscles of the baby and stimulates their digestive system. Apply warm mustard oil around the baby’s navel.

Whistling: This is technique which old people were used and it is really effective to paas out gas.Touch your baby's navel with your lips tightly and blow air (Phoonk marna in hindi)by your mouth.It should create a sound.Repeat this 5-6 times in one go on baby's tummy.

When Should You Contact the doctor if your baby:

1. Does not have bowel movements, has bloody stools, or vomits. 
2. Has a fever. If your baby has a rectal temperature of 100.4 F or higher, a doctor needs to rule out infection. If your baby is under 3 months of age, take her to the doctor right away.