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A baby that’s taking in too much air with his milk will writhe around, tuck his legs up towards his chest and probably cry after or during a feed. He may make loud sucking noises at the bottle or breast. ‘Trapped wind is the number-one problem I see with parents and newborns,’ says baby consultant Su Moulana. ‘You have to learn to wind your baby properly, so that he can get enough milk at every feed and settle well afterwards.’

There is probably no harm in trying products like gripe water and Infacol that help babies burp up trapped wind (you can buy them in chemists and some supermarkets). I had three very windy babies and tried all sorts of things. Eventually with Ted, my third, I went to a breastfeeding specialist who showed me how to latch him on properly. He turned from a writhing windy baby to a calm, peaceful one overnight–something gallons of gripe water had not achieved.

Good wind-minimising strategies depend on whether you are bottle-feeding or breastfeeding.