
Gas in Breastfed Babies Is your diet causing gas in your baby? Find out how what you eat may affect your breastfeeding little one. Breastfed babies receive many benefits when they nurse -- all the nutrients they need in the first few months of life, powerful antibodies to help fight against diseases, and a nurturing and bonding experience with their mom. But they also might be getting some extra gas. Gassy Mom, Gassy Baby "It's possible that some of the gas-inducing foods that Mom ingests can also affect her baby," says Jennifer Shu, M.D., an Atlanta-based pediatrician and coauthor of Food Fights: Winning The Nutritional Challenges of Parenthood Armed with Insight, Humor, and A Bottle of Ketchup. If mom's breast milk is "gassier" than usual, it could start to surface in your baby within two hours of her last feeding. So how do you identify the offending food? It's not easy. "It may take up to two or three days for food to be complet...