Self-soothing - When is it the right age?

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Re: Self-soothing - When is it the right age?

@aaliyahkhan1

^sometimes they cry if they have a gassy tummy…what I do is just tap his tummy to see if that is the reason…if it is then I just keep him with me and stroke his tummy downward till he starts passing gas…

I know I sound SUPER STUPID asking this, but how do we know by tapping the tummy that the baby has gas or something?