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Q: Baby Has a Hard Time Sleeping
asked by: amanda gioia on November 2nd, 2004
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Hi,
my son is 10 weeks old. It seems to me that he would be able to sleep more at night but he's constantly squirming trying to push out gas or more. What can I do to get rid of this discomfort and make him more comfortable lying down to sleep?
Amanda
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purple333
replied on November 7th, 2004
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Neither of my kids (girl & boy) slept well - in fact they are still poor sleepers (she's 16 & he's almost 10!!!!). That said, i'll give the usual advice in case you haven't heard or read it!!

Soft light, soft music (some people dind a clicking clock great too - sounds like a mother's heart beat to a new baby), warm but not too warm , some recommend the baby be firmly wrapped - both mine hated being wrapped & fought till they got loose, - in other words alot of it is individual to the child. Feed the baby & make sure that you really have gotten rid of the wind (i thnk there's a thing you can add to a formula that helps with gas - it's too long ago for me to recall precisely on that).

Routine is usually best - so whatever you do - do the same every day/night (before putting baby down) so that there's a sense of safety & you also need to be patient & keep doing this until it works.

Good luck
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blueangelz
replied on November 8th, 2004
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Hi, try some mylicon drops for the gassiness. You can get them from any drug store or food store. Warmth tends to help their little bellies too. Good luck.
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3kizz
replied on September 1st, 2005
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If hes gassy try the mylicon or try some camimille tea.

Its a european thing that we used for children that are consipated or gassy..
Rub some baby oil on their belly that can sooth him or try a vibrating bouncing seat.

Its had when children don't sleep.... Is he colic by any chance?
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