Top Tips for Burping Babies?

Poppy9

I used Infacol too and it really helped. So much for Breastfed babies not suffering from colic!!. I used a combination of methods to wind like other posters over the shoulder, sitting and holding chin but the best I found was to lie her face down over my knees so her arms were dangling down and jig my knees gently while rubbing back. Surprisingly not much milk came back. I also found a dummy was brill for helping with the colic. I resisted for 3 weeks as I was never going to give my child a dummy:rolleyes: but Health Visitor told me that sucking helps relieve the gripe pains for babies which is why she was trying to feed so often.

Becles

My health vistor told me to sit baby sideways on your knee. Rest baby's chin in one hand between your thumb and index finger. Hold baby's head high, so his body is stretched. Then roll him gently round in a circle pivoting from his bottom, while tapping/rubbing his back with the other hand.

It looks cruel, but it doesn't hurt baby at all. It makes the wind come up easier as his oesophagus is stretched with no kinks in to trap the wind.

Good luck!

AnnieH

I always found that with my 2 girls, (who loved hanging onto their wind) tat if I put them over my shoulder and walked upstairs, it jiggled it out of them

tankgirl1

DS had huge problems with this too as he was so prem.

i would burp him 4-5 times during each bottle. the main trick is to straighten his body. lifting his arms up also worked.

i would sit him on my knee with my hand under his chin to hold his back straight. then rock him in a circular motion, and lift each arm in turn. the other thing i did was to put him on my chest so his chin was on my shoulder and his arms up- it natuarlly holds them in a straighter line.

good luck- i know what hard work it can be!!

shelly

I haven't kids of my own yet but know alot of women who have. Top tip from a friend is......don't jiggle baby!!! its the jiggling that brings the milk back up. Either put baby over your shoulder with their arms stretched over your shoulder too, then pat and rub their back. Or, sit baby sideways on your lap, support the head and rub and pat the back, now and then stretch their body upwards to let any trapped wind escape.

pdoff

we tried all of those & the only things that helped ds2 were dr brown bottles (from ebay as mega expensive new!) & cow & gate comfort milk. he now 8 months & has no problems getting wind up on his own. good luck as coping with a screaming baby is no fun at all, big hugs to you & your wife!

pdoff (mum of 2)

John_M_Business

Thanks for all the advice above. He is being breastfed and we don't use dummies so some of the advice isn't really going to help... but thanks for all the suggestions.

We've tried most of the tricks here:
- He is burped half-way through the feed
- We try the over-the-shoulder technique (although arms aren't always outstretched, but will try)
- We try the on the lap, leaning forward, propped under the chin
.... but there are a few more here to give a go.

Though Infacol has it's critics, it means the difference between unconsolable apoplexy and comfort when vertical (until winding takes effect).

inkie

Hi

Well done on breastfeeding - here is some of the advice that I gave to mums (i'm a trained midwife) obviously there are others, but as baby is b/f then not applicable - here goes

Wind you little one before feeding - this will get rid of lurking wind before putting milk down there.
Keep baby as upright as possible - sit in car seat/baby chair whilst awake - avoind laying down unless asleep/resting
When asleep - raise the head of the cot, by putting a couple of books under the legs at the head of the cot - this will encourage any wind to raise to the surface
Have you tried baby massage - easy to do and so sooothing for your little one.

Hope this helps

across

Becles wrote:

My health vistor told me to sit baby sideways on your knee. Rest baby's chin in one hand between your thumb and index finger. Hold baby's head high, so his body is stretched. Then roll him gently round in a circle pivoting from his bottom, while tapping/rubbing his back with the other hand.

It looks cruel, but it doesn't hurt baby at all. It makes the wind come up easier as his oesophagus is stretched with no kinks in to trap the wind.

Good luck!

this is exactly what we did and also in same position head up high(looks like youre strangling him by the way!!) rock him from side to side! my second daughter was always hungry and noisy!!!! good luck! i remember pacing up and down all hours!!! i'm glad to say i get a full nights sleep now apart from the occasional "i want a wee!" trip to loo!(good to get them out of the way close together then you can get back to normality within four/five years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Raksha

I developed a technique with #3 that worked for us - baby sitting on parents lap, with parents hand under babys chin to support head, then slowly rock baby from side to side - the idea being that the 'bubble' of gas slowly gathers and gets bigger, then the magic moment comes when it all reaches that exit of the stomach as you rock the baby, and out it comes!