Unsettled, potentially gassy month old baby

Our son is one month old and over the last couple of days there have been times he's been impossible to settle. He is often pulling straining faces and breaking wind during these unsettled times so I'm thinking maybe he's having digestion issues? I'm a first time mum so no idea if this is normal or not. He seems to settle down more when being held but it's rather impractical for my husband or I to be holding him constantly. Sometimes the bouncer works, sometimes not and we were trying not to give him a dummy but we've cracked a couple of times and let him have one. I don't know if my caffeine consumption could also be causing him to be more unsettled. I haven't been drinking over the NHS guidelines but I was having either one shop bought iced coffee cup or smaller can of Red Bull (caffeine content actually isn't that different despite the warning). I'm trying to cut it out but I've got a fridge supply of expressed milk that I made when having the caffeine so might take a few days to see if it makes a difference. Anyone experienced something similar and have advice on dealing with it?

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My baby was the same about a week ago and he was crying too when making faces but he wasnt crying for long, tried infacol and it helped.

It's quite normal for babies to have gas due to their immature digestive systems. Are you burping him every feed? You can also hold him upright after feeds for a few minutes. Tummy massage & bicycle legs for farts. I use infacol as above which helps.

It’s also very normal for them to want to be held all the time. Look up the fourth trimester. Have you tried a sling because then you can be hands free. Xx

Try infacol for wind, it’s okay to use from birth to help with wind. Your one redbull is not making things worse, i can promise you that. Try white noise, ssh’s, belly rubs, bicycle kicks, a warm bath before bed. Have a look at different belly massages as this helps to move wind around if it is trapped as well. Try laying next to your little one, holding their hand and moving your finger down their forehead while sshing to soothe. Little ones need comfort when they are distressed, and when they are uncomfortable they need a lot of it. Keep going, you and your partner are doing a great job, be as patient as you can xx

Hey! My baby suffered the same and we started winding every 5 minutes. So unlatching baby, winding for a good 3-5 mins and relatching (we got professional advise to do this) This has made a huge bit of difference, Also if you are breastfeeding I'd get someone to check your babies latch if you haven't already. A shallow or poor latch can mean they're talking a lot of air even if they're feeding well and gaining weight as they should She's making big improvements with the above. Didn't get on with infacol it just made her throw up xx

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