2006-12-17 19:19:35 · 14 answers · asked by rubberducky_pink 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Feed her, burp her and if she falls asleep you can still lay her against your shoulder and keep patting, she will still burp when she is sleeping. If you find she never burps or rarely does put her to bed. If she wakes up and seems hungry, but you know that she just ate, try burping her first.Sometimes babies go to sleep without gas,but as the food digests they may get gassy. When your baby needs something, tell yourself "My baby needs something what is she telling me?" I found when I was a new mom I had trouble distinguishing what my baby wanted when she cried. So I would just feed her. But they don't always cry just for food. They cry because they are sleepy, hungry, need a burp, cold, too hot, maybe because they are wet, lonely. Try to understand what she needs. If you don't stress over not knowing and you patiently try doing what you know works, you will find you start to develop techniques for meeting her needs. My daughter went through a phase at first I thought she wanted to be feed but soon realized she was waking because she needed to be cuddled,she only wanted to be rocked and walked . Follow your intuition.You know what's best for your child. Don't let anyone make up your mind for you on what is best to met your child's needs
2006-12-17 19:56:21 · answer #1 · answered by wowzers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 4 weeks old now and he almost always falls asleep before burping. I never give up though. If he hasn't burped within several minutes, I usually find that standing up with him and slightly lifting him straight up into the air will get it right out. I did the same with my oldest son, too. I know it sounds silly, but something about not being all curled up does the trick. I hope you find something that will work for your little girl. I am sure you would hate for her to start spitting up. Good Luck!
2006-12-18 10:58:36 · answer #2 · answered by lebowers8099 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am having the same problem with my 7 wk old son. Sometimes I am having to wait till 20 mins.
Yesterday I gave up after 15 mins and he ended up throwing up the milk :-( So now I plan to burp him till the burpie comes. Try giving it to your partner to burp like one person feeds and the other burps so frustrations are less.
Good luck
2006-12-18 04:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by newmomma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may not always need to burp. With my daughter I would try for a few minutes, and if she didn't burp, I figured she didn't need to. If your daughter is falling asleep she must not be uncomfortable, so I wouldn't worry about it.
2006-12-18 03:32:53 · answer #4 · answered by Deanna B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it. If's she's fallen asleep she's clearly not uncomfortable. Burping babies is not compulsory. Breast fed babies often don't get trapped wind because they are not gulping it in around the side of the teat. After a feed, sit her upright and give any wind in there a chance to come out but if it doesn't, and she's not crying, forget it. If she goes to sleep feeding just leave her. It's only to stop her getting tummy ache, if she has that, she'll let you know.
2006-12-18 03:29:43 · answer #5 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she's falling asleep chances are she doesn't need to burp. Babies with air in their tummies are very uncomfortable and don't go to sleep. Babies with gas will cry.
Milicon infant drops given before a feeding can also help keep gas from building up in their tummies. It's put out by the makers of mylanta and many pediatricians recommend it for babies with gas pain.
2006-12-18 03:27:46 · answer #6 · answered by Proud to be APBT 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, no, no! Everyone has it wrong. The best technique is known as the 'tablecloth method'. You know how you spread out a tablecloth by holding it at the edges and give a jerk with your wrists? Well, get your daughter by the ankles and proceed to do the same maneouvre. It helps to keep a good hold of them, because there was this one time when I was near an open window giving a demonstration and well, I think you get the picture...
2006-12-18 11:33:00 · answer #7 · answered by Oliver T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she breastfed? If so, it's normal for many breastfed babies to not need to be burped. They don't swallow air like bottlefed babies, since there is no air in your breast. A breastfed baby who latches on well and doesn't cry prior to nursing will probably not need to be burped.
2006-12-18 08:14:48 · answer #8 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she spitting up, when she isn't burped? If not, maybe she just isn't getting much air. That could be a good thing!
2006-12-18 03:32:36 · answer #9 · answered by Mikez Bad Girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my daughter is the same way....the easiest way for me to get her to burp is changing her in different positions...first i pat her back while shes in a sitting position and then i put her on my shoulder if this dont work you should lay her on her belly on your lap...that usually work
2006-12-18 11:10:42 · answer #10 · answered by esha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋