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BABY PASSING GAS AND SWALLOWING ABDOMEN
Dear doctor,
My baby is 1.5 month old. Weight 5.2 kg.
Breastfeeding baby. Breastfeeding well.
But he release gas like elderly person and the abdomen is also feels swollen .when I pat in his abdomen a hollow like sound comes.
What should I do.
Please help.
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Its normal in early infacy while baby is on exclusive BF...
You can use digestive drops to reduce gas trouble...
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burp well..
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no need to worry..
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Don’t make the baby cry
Feed the baby every 2 to 3 hours,
After feeding burp the baby by placing him on your shoulders and patting his back,
Give him colic aid drops 5 drops two times a day for 5 days
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
Normal for this age. Try swallow lot of air hence the gas and tummy is swollen.
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Burp the baby after every feed for 10-15 minutes.
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