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Infant abdominal massage

Infant abdominal massage is gentle belly massage used by some caregivers to soothe a baby’s gas discomfort.

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Preventing gas in babies

Preventing gas in babies

Understand what creates gas Gas in infancy is usually a combination of swallowed air and normal intestinal gas production. Newborns have immature oral-motor coordination, variable suck-swallow-breathe rhythms, and developing gut motility, so air can enter during feeding and then move slowly through the gastrointestinal tract. Crying can add more swallowed air, which may intensify the […]