Gas relief!?

Question

I am a first time breastfeeding Mama. My daughter will be 2 weeks old on Tuesday and has developed by far the worst gas! It is affecting her so badly that I am having difficulties getting her comfortable enough to nurse. 😥 She saw her pediatrician on Friday and he told me I could use gas drops and/or gripe water to put her at ease and although that is helping somewhat, I am curious if there is anything I can include in my diet promptly to help also?? Any suggestions are welcome! I feel so bad for her. 😔

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My daughter’s pediatrician said that when they’re that young, they’re going to be gassy, and your diet won’t affect it unless there’s an allergy.

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My little guy was the same way. I felt so so bad for him. He would cry whenever i would try to get him to latch on because he was in so much pain. It was a nightmare let me tell you. I used gas drops and tried cutting some things out of my diet but I’ll tell you that unfortunately the only thing that helped him is getting older. He’s 6 months old now and has no issues with gas. He stopped having problems at around the 3 or 3 and a half month mark.

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We had a really bad day over a week ago when she seemed like she was in constant pain from gas and couldn’t stop crying like huge gulps and turning red... She wouldn’t nap either so then she got more upset. I had stopped dairy but had some the day before so I’m not sure if that was it. She pooped a lot (like 6-7 times) and it was like bubbly and frothy that day too. Haven’t had dairy since to be safe and it honestly has been a lot better! I also started a journal of my food and how each day went. Might be something to consider so you can look back at things. 
I got gas drops and probiotics and do things like bicycle legs and walk her around etc to get gas moving. I also make sure to burp her more and keep her head higher than her tummy when she eats. 
I seem to notice when she’s gassy now (hard bloated tummy, fussy when eating) and give drops then and can tell when she’s just fussy because she needs to poop etc. but that one day was horrible!!! 
Good luck! 👍🏼

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Gripe water works with my LO. And I now know to stay away from broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and cherries.

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