my 6 week old son has really bad gas and is constipated.Its hard to get him to sleep at night because the gas and constipation keeps him up.....i give him gas medicine but he still has a lot of gas.What could i do about the gas and constipation??????

J_9

Are you feeding him formula or breastfeeding?

Let's start there and we will go on from that.

newmommie1boy

i am feeding him formula

alkalineangel

oohh. mylecon...I bought target brand, it was half the price and worked just as well... also try switching to soy formula. it was easier for my son to digest.

J_9

I agree with Angel above. It is possible that the forumla has iron, too much so for your baby, which would cause the constipation. Also Mylecon is good, but you must be sure you burp your baby VERY well during and after each feeding.

tawnynkids

There is also a product called Maltsupex. My doctor told me to give that to my 1 month old to keep him from getting constipated or to fix it if he did before rectal surgery. It works quickly and should help a lot. It completely flushes baby out. As it was described to me...it basically "melts" the stool inside to come out easily it doesn't just make them "go". Which we all know can be so painful. Maltsupex makes that so much easier. I would give the Maltsupex to get rid of the constipation and do what the others suggested above to ease the gas.

Since your baby is only six weeks old you can also try, if you haven't already that is, swaddling baby like a burrito in a blanket, tucking the legs up as much as you can towards the baby's chest (open leg and knee bent position) and gently bounce up and down while patting firmly but gently on the back starting at the lower back upward to the top. I have six kids and that always worked for me and my friends in helping baby release the gas.

danielnoahsmommy

all great ideas for gas, to create a bowl movement , place vaseline on a rectal thermometer about 1/2 an inch into his rectum and wiggle it around a bit, this helped my son with cronic constipation as an infant. if only it worked for him now!

Rockabilly1955mama

Yes! I've read this in a health article.

berrysweetncgurl

bicycle his little legs, my boy had real bad gas and constipation when he was a newborn, the Mylicon drops will constipate him even more, try switching formula that may be what it is, my pediatrician told me to put about 1/2 - 1 teaspoon of light Karo syrup in his bottle and mix well. Lay him across your legs on his belly and pat his back, you may get sput up on but that is better than a crying gassy baby I promise! By the way how much are you feeding him? it could be possible he is being overfed.

alkalineangel

yep, I forgot about the Karo syrup, we did that as well!