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What is the best gas relief for infants?

My infant baby has gas every day. What is the best gas relief for infants?

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Frequent burping, elevation of the baby's head and ensuring that the baby is sucking deeply are also helpful. Babies are gassy little humans and passing gas is normal and a good thing. Normally babies are fussy for about 2 hours a day for the first several months of life. Six to eight weeks of age is the peak of baby fussiness. See your pediatrician if your baby screams for more than 3 hours a day on a daily basis and is inconsolable. Many babies benefit from skin to skin contact with parents as well as swaddling, swaying, singing and shushing
Try doing bicycle movements with legs and massage the belly several times a day. You can always try OTC gas drops too.