A Simple Guide For Burping Your Baby

Feeding a baby for the first time is an exciting experience for any new parent. It can moreover be a slight nerve-racking, especially if you don’t know what to expect. So here’s a quick point to one valuable aspect of feeding – burping.

Burping helps to get rid of several of the air that babies tend to swallow in the course of feeding. If babies aren’t burped regularly, too much swallowed air can lead to spitting up, crankiness, and gassiness in some babies. While babies with stomach pain – 3 or more hours a day of continued crying – may have gas, doctors are not certain what causes stomach pain.

A colicky baby can develop gas by swallowing too much air during crying spells, which can cause the baby even more uncomfortable. Using antigas drops has not proven to be an effective way to treat stomach pain or gas.

How to Burp Your Baby

When burping your baby, recurring gentle patting on your baby’s back ought to do the trick – there’s no need to pound hard on your baby’s back. To prevent messy cleanups when your baby spits up or has a “wet burp,” you might choose to place a towel or bib under your baby’s chin or on your shoulder.You can also want to experiment with various positions for burping that are comfortable for you and your baby.

Many parents rather to use one of these three methods: 

Sit upright and hold your baby against your chest. Your baby’s chin ought to rest on your shoulder as you support his or her head and back with one hand. With the other hand, gently tap your baby’s back. Sitting in a rocking chair and gently rocking with your baby while you do this can also help.

Hold your baby sitting up, in your lap or across your knee. Support your baby’s chest and head with one hand by cradling your baby’s chin in the palm

Lay your baby on your lap on his or her tummy. Support your baby’s head and make sure it’s higher than his or her chest. Gently pat your baby’s back.If your baby seems fussy while feeding, cease the session, burp your baby, and then start feeding again. Try burping your baby every 2 to 3 ounces (60 to 90 milliliters) if you bottle-feed and each time you switch breasts if you breastfeed. If your baby tends to be gassy, has gastroesophageal reflux, or seems fussy during feeding, try burping your baby every ounce during bottle-feeding or every 5 minutes during breastfeeding.

If your baby doesn’t burp after a few minutes, change the baby’s position and try burping for an extra few minutes before feeding again. Always burp your baby when feeding time is over. For the first 6 months or so, keep your baby in an upright position for 10 to 15 minutes (or longer if your baby has gastroesophageal reflux) after feeding to help prevent the milk from coming back up. But don’t be anxious if your baby spits up a few times. It’s probably more unpleasant for you than it is for your baby.

From time to time your baby may awaken because of gas – simply picking your little one up to burp might put him or her back to sleep. As your baby gets older, you shouldn’t worry if your child doesn’t burp during or after every feeding. Usually, it just means that your baby has learned to eat without swallowing excess air.

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