Proper burping techniques?

Question

I'm having the hardest time getting a burp out of my newborn. She doesn't seem to be uncomfortable at all...but I barely ever hear/feel a burp come out of her. Could someone give me some tried and true burping techniques?

P.S. She is being fed breastmilk from a bottle.

Answer 1

I know 3 ways, either up on your shoulder, have them sitting on your lap and support their head (like under their chin area), or lay them across your lap and rub their back. Sometimes rubbing their back awhile will produce results when patting doesn't work.

Answer 2

Well it does depend on the bottle. I know with my son I was using the vent air Playtex bottles and he did not really burp at all. If you child is not burping all that means is that the child is not getting any air in the bottle. If you want to try to rub his back and then pat it and maybe you are not patting hard enough. So try to pat a little bit harder. Hope this help. The best of luck.

Answer 3

I couldn't get my baby to burp well either early on. (I'd think she'd got all her burps out and then she'd spit up all over the floor when I put her down.)

Whenever we were visiting though my Mom would find another burp after I was done EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!

Mom had a trick of starting patting low on the baby's back with each pat a little higher up to her shoulders. She'd repeat this pattern to work the bubbles upwards.

Trust a Mom of three to know the tricks of the trade. It always worked like a charm! (Thanks Mom!!)

Answer 4

If she is not fussing or uncomfortable, then stop worrying about it.

All babies are different. Some don't burp much, others let out belches that would put an old man to shame.

If she is fussing and seems to need to burp, try holding her sitting up on your lap with her chin on your hand. Rub or pat her back with the other hand.

Answer 5

I used two different methods with both of my kids:

Sit on my lap facing away from me, holding under chin, and patting on back.

Put up on my shoulder with burp pad and patting on back.

I nursed my son and he almost always burped in the process of getting him into one of those burping positions and again shortly there after.

Is she a pooter? Does she pass gas? If she's not cranky and is still peeing and pooping regularly, I wouldn't worry about. If she had trapped gas, you would know. She would scream her head off.

Answer 6

hey thats the most easiest thing.. U need to hold the bady with their head resting on ur shoulder and pat gently on her back till she burp. This is the best way to do it as this really realase the gas formed inside the stomach from sucking bottle milk.

Answer 7

Proper latching...there may not be a bubble in there to burp! Don't force it...it will come if there is one!!! My son hardly ever burped..he is a healthy 2 year old, who now burps and finds it funny!!

Answer 8

I used to have trouble burping two of my kids..........I used to sit them on my leg and hold under the jaw and pat their backs.......worked every time and yet sometimes they don't need to burp when you think so---if they didn't I would give them a bit more and try again.

Answer 9

I have a technique and this one works for sure.Rub your child's back instead if patting her and this way she gets comfortable,she relaxes,goes to sleep and it takes half the time.Her burp will be more louder and longer it depends on how much she eats

Answer 10

when I just ant seem to get that burp out of my son, I will wait 15 min then try again. This usually works. Plus gentle bouncing help to get those bubbles up.