Question
A 1-month-old baby has difficulty with gas and wakes up every 50 minutes at night. It’s hard for them to expel gas, and they perform three gas expulsion exercises daily. The baby is also taking probiotics. What can be done to help the baby expel gas? This condition has been present for about 4 days, and previously, the baby slept well during the day, feeding every 4 hours on breast milk.
Answer
Based on your description, it’s common for this period of the baby to experience recurrent bloating and colic, which is normal. In such cases, you can apply cold compresses to the baby’s abdomen and use your hand to perform clockwise massage, which helps expel gases from the intestines. As the baby’s intestines continue to develop and grow, this condition will gradually subside.