Sugar water for a 2 month old? My mother in law keeps telling me to give my son sugar water because hes gassy. And i…

@littleonesmommy98 dont give him sugar water... have you tried gripe water?

No. I havent tried anything. Hes honestly not that gassy. I mean he is when hes pooping but thats about it.. I dont wanna give him amything that will hurt him. All he gets is formula

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@mcrowell0970 i wanted to so bad. But she said she did it with all of her kids!!!

My MIL is the same way, so I feel your pain momma! My son was formula fed, and we gave him gripe water when he seemed to be in pain and it helped!

@hrkuzara thank you. I will definitely try it! How much do you give them

I can't remember exactly.. haven't used it since he was like 6 months or so, but it should say on the bottle!

Babies tummys can't handle sugar.. Do not take advice from anyone about your baby that haven't had a baby recently unless they are a Dr... So many things have changed since our parents had babies. You're the mom so you need to lay down the law for the sake of your baby

@mcrowell0970 i dont wanna be mean but at the same time she needs to know! I wanna say something about it to my fiance but i dont want him upset. Plus theres not much he can do hes never around us

@kellyt23 thank you. I have said so before to my mom and she always says well back in the day they didnt have drs like they do now

Sugar water actually does help. My pediatrician told me to give it to my daughter when she was gassy or constipated.

@mcrowell0970 thank you

@britt16 lol if it helps then thats cool. But my son has blood sugar issues. It could mess with his blood sugar. And also i would much rather have my pediatrician tell me to give it to him than my mother in law lol

I wouldn't advise sugar water. Especially since the baby is only two months old. But you do whatever you feel is best for your baby. ☺️

One thing that helps baby with gas is to gently grab baby by the ankles very securely and then bend gently inward towards babys belly applying a very gentle amount of pressure. Gets all the gas out. I do it all the time. Works wonders.

I would definitely try gripe water. The other concern with a whole 4 oz of sugar water is water toxicity. Babies 6 months of age are recommended 2 oz or less WITH solids so it seems like you really need to set her straight. She needs to respect your choices

If she wants to be helpful there is a colic hold she can google, but he's too young to be crying it out, you can't spoil a baby that little

Thank you @brbsmomma

Thank you @heera

Your very welcome hunn! ☺️💖💎

Ugh mother in laws😒 I hope things get better for you. Have you tried moving the baby's legs like they are on a bike? That was our go to move.

@panny_cake i do all the time anyways to strengthen his leg muscles