Hi moms,
My second baby is 9 weeks old and I think is sensitive to what I eat (I am breastfeeding her). She is always very gassy and seems to be in pain when she lets it out. I never had this problem with my son, I could eat whatever I wanted it did not affect him. So my questions what can I eat. I know there are a ton of things I shouldn't eat so it would be helpful to know what I can eat besides rice and chicken. Thanks for all your help!
I had to eliminate practically all dairy, which was a killer for me cause I love eating a bowl of ice cream every night. When I did that, my son was up screaming. Also, nothing with high acid --- tomato sauce (pizza), pineapples, etc.. I just kept experimenting, and when I saw my son in pain, I eliminated those foods.
Check out the website www.kellymom.com, there is some great info on there. Also check out www.laleche.org. good luck!
I couldn't eat spicy foods, any chocolate, garlic, onions, broccoli and foods related to...etc...for the first couple months. It eased up after the third month. Just watch what you eat and reintroduce them later on. I see your other posts guided you to web-sites which, I'm sure will be helpful. Good luck!
What is happening to you is why I had to end up quiting nursery our son at 4 months because he was gassy all the time. No matter how good I was about eating he still had gas. The doctor finally figured out that it must be my nerves that was causing the problem. I always thought that was a strange diagnoses but that has been almost 18 years ago and 5 years ago I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and have taken Lexapro every since. I was told nerves could have very well be the problem all those years ago but they were not able to diagnose anxiety problems like they can now.
So the short of it is sometimes the gas is not caused by food but it can be caused by your nerves.
S.
Oh my goodness. My second a daughter as well had the same problem. I ate very, very bland foods. No spices, no vegetables that cause gas. But yes, unfortunately I could only eat plan pasta and chicken with some veggies. I'm sorry I am not much help but just to know someone else went through it may help. Oh once she started solid foods it did get better. I also weaned her at 5 1/2 months, because once I start solids my milk supply quickly depletes. Good Luck.
Try to figure out what she's sensitive to by either keeping a journal of what you ate and how gassy she was or by eliminating certain foods to see if she gets better. My daughter was sensitive to dairy, especially cheddar cheese. When she was about 2 months old I ate nachos and spent the rest of the night comforting her while she cried and kicked her little legs. Also, Hylands "colic" tablets help with gas so you can try giving her those if she is uncomfortable.
Have you tried giving her Mylecon gas drops? The more you give them, the better they work, is what I have experienced. I agree with the others to keep a food journal or eliminate some of the more gassy foods and see if she does better. I had to limit the gassy veggies like broccoli for a few months. Also, any beverage with caffeine really made her uncomfortable.
There are the foods that are common for nursing babies, dairy, nuts/peanuts, eggs and wheat. If you can, eliminate these food for 7 days, then add one food back to your diet for one meal, if you see a reaction in her, then you will know that specific food is the culprit. For example, if you get rid of eggs for 7 days, then have eggs for breakfast (no cheese though) and watch her reaction for 24 hrs, if she is gassy, fussy, etc, then you will know that eggs is a likely problem food for her. If not, then drink a glass of milk and have some yogurt the next day.
My daughter was sensitive to dairy, eggs and nuts/peanuts (and I follow a gluten-free, soy-free diet!) So I know it is not easy! However, I discovered sunflower butter to replace the nuts and just added rice protein powder to my cereal for extra protein that I was missing out on.
Also try tummy massage, starting at the right hip, moving in a clockwise position, this is the flow of the digestive system, so don't go backwards! It will help release the gas she may be experiencing.
You may also want to consider taking some probiotics for her immune and digestive system. It will definitely help and will not hurt. They do have baby probiotics which I did give to my daughter since she was born via c-section and missed out on the enzymes that they get to kick start their digestive system in the birth canal.
Best wishes!
