My daughter is one week old. After she eats we try to burp her, but she never does. Everybody has tried to get her to burp and she just won't do it. It doesn't seem to bother her at all, but I'm worried that it may cause problems later.
2007-02-17 12:50:36 · 9 answers · asked by Brittany 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Breastfed babies rarely need to burp cause they don't swallow much air...
My 5 week old NEVER burps when I burp her. SHe has burped maybe a handful of times and they have always been on her own. If it doesn't bother your daughter than she probably doesn't have any air in her belly to burp up. It is not harmful to her. Even if she DOES need to burp, it isn't harmful to her...just uncomfortable and makes them mad!
2007-02-17 12:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by Erika H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's frustrating I know. My older daughter was the same way. Stubborn about burping..lol. Try different methods. Put her across your knees and try burping her this way, sometimes worked for us. Or sit her on your knee and hold her head and try to burp her. Sometimes over the shoulder burping just won't work. If she still won't burp, I use to lay my daugher on her tummy for a bit after she ate. The pressure on her tummy would sometimes make her burp. If she's in pain because of not burping she'll let you know with a big cry. It shouldn't cause problems later, it didn't for my daughter. I'm mom to 3 so have been this road a time or two. Just be patient with her. She'll get the hang of it.
2007-02-17 12:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by Melanie A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure you would be horrified if you knew how hard the pediatric nurses pat newborns on the back to produce a burp. I was afraid I was going to hurt my baby, but it does take pretty firm patting. I just about died the first time I watched that nurse burp my first born! Get an old pro, an aunt, mom or grandpa to give it a try.
You can give her Mylicon infant gas drops so she'll either burp or pass it out the other end. You don't want gas bubbles to sit for long because that hurts their teeny tiny immature digestive system and they will cry and cry because of that pain.
2007-02-17 13:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by wwhrd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After feeding her, prop her up on your shoulder (holding her body and her head facing just above your shoulder) and start patting her back, continue patting until she burps...she will burp eventually! Sometimes if you place her on your lap, belly down, and then pat her back sometimes this helps too. But you shouldn't put too much pressure on her belly right after she's eaten, because it'll cause her to spit up or vomit. But this has worked in my family for years! Good luck!
2007-02-17 12:59:01 · answer #4 · answered by Rebeccamarie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all kids burp. Since she's not bothered by air in her tummy, she's fine.
2007-02-17 12:54:58 · answer #5 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure to put pressure on her belly like lay her on her belly (supervised) for a few minutes.
Even she breastfeeding she may not have a lot of gas
Don't worry, it will not cause problems later on.
2007-02-17 13:57:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she doesn't have gas to release. No gas, no burps.
2007-02-17 12:57:47 · answer #7 · answered by L A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try sitting her up on your lap and rub her back instead of patting it. Thats what I had to do with both of my boys:)
2007-02-17 14:42:03 · answer #8 · answered by jesscblu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait for it maybe she will
2007-02-17 13:40:53 · answer #9 · answered by ANGEL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋