Pat wrote: > Isn't it interesting that grown-ups can pass gas/wind and nobody makes a > big deal out of it, but if a baby passes gas/wind it's a medical emergency? I tell parents that babies are suposed to pass gas. I also mention that they [the parents] also pass gas many times a day - but they are "polite" about it - babies just don't have manners yet. (It's amazing then, how many moms say dad isn't polite about it either!) Gail Gail S. Hertz, MD, IBCLC Resident, Dept. of Pediatrics PSGHS Children's Hospital Hershey PA [log in to unmask]