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- Stomach gas is due to swallowed air.
- It is not due to a breast-feeding mother's diet.
- It is very unlikely to be due to intolerance of lactose (milk sugar).
- If they are gassy and fussy during a feeding, it is better to temporarily stop the feeding (so they won't continue to swallow more air).
- If they are very gassy, burp them frequently, even when they show no discomfort.
- For bottle-feeding, burp your baby after every two ounces.
- For breastfeeding, burp them while switching between breasts.
- Burp your baby again about 10 minutes after each feeding.
- Burp them by gently patting their back while they are held over your shoulder, held in a sitting position, or lying flat across your lap.
- You may help them pass gas by gently massaging their abdomen from their left upper abdomen down to their left lower abdomen.