Keep Gas Out of Babies' Stomachs - Avoid eating foods that cause gas in your baby, if you're breastfeeding. Some of these foods include garlic, cucumbers, peppers, cabbage, onions, broccoli, cauliflower and turnips. If bottle feeding, use an anti-colic bottle. These bottles come with a valve that snaps on to the base, which reduces air bubbles from forming when the baby sucks on the nipple.
Burp your baby every few minutes as she feeds to prevent gas build-up. If the baby has a hard time burping try holding her face down on your lap and gently patting her back.
Keep Gas Out of Babies' Stomachs
Hold your baby in the "football hold," if he still can't burp on your lap. Put his chin on your hand and his legs straddling your elbow. This should bring the bubbles up so you can pat his back again to get them out.
Provide quiet time for the baby after feeding, keeping her still. Too much playing or jostling around right after she eats can aggravate gas.
Fold baby's legs to his chest after he feeds to encourage any trapped gas to come out.
Most babies will have stomach gas at one point or another. Oftentimes the gas will pass naturally without much of an issue for the baby. Sometimes, however, gas can be bothersome and cause distress for both the baby and the parents. Frequent gas can be painful for a small baby. If it happens often it is a good idea to try and get the gas out before it becomes a problem. - by eHow
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