When a baby burps, they feel more comfortable.Babies who like to nurse at night often fall asleep and need to be burped.It's important to find a burping position that allows your baby to burp but doesn't wake them up.If you can get your baby to burp based on their eating and sleeping habits, you should be able to do it.
Step 1: Hold your baby and burp him.
It's good for babies who like to sleep.Move your baby next to you so you don't wake them up.Allow your baby's head or chin to rest on your shoulder and cup their bottom to support them so they don't slip as you hold them.Place your other hand on their back.If your baby has control of their head and neck, you can try to burp them at a distance from your shoulder.Use your shoulder to gently press your baby's tummy.To make sure your baby is still breathing, cup their bottom with one hand and place the other hand on their back.When they burp, gently press their tummy with your shoulder.
Step 2: Put your baby down and burp him.
If you are already lying next to your baby and feeding them, this method is great because you only need to prop their head and tummy against your lap.Put your baby on your lap.Put their tummy on your leg and apply pressure to it.Make sure your baby's body is even across your legs.If you tilt your baby's head to one side, they'll be able to breathe on their tummy.If you want to support their head, place your thumb and index finger on their jaw or chin.You don't want to choke your baby or keep their breathing if you place your hand against their neck or throat.Wait for your baby to burp.
Step 3: Put your baby against your body.
It can be difficult to get your baby into position without waking them up, so this technique works best for babies who like to sleep on their stomach.To form a 130 degrees angle, lean back against a chair or couch.If you want to elevate yourself, you can use pillows on your bed.Slowly lean your baby against you.Have them face down.Their stomach should be against your stomach.Place your other hand on their back and support their bottom.Be gentle with your baby's back until they burp.
Step 4: Feeding your baby in a quiet room will cut down on burps.
Babies can become gassier and need to burp more often if they are distracted by loud noises or voices while feeding.
Step 5: Don't be concerned if your baby spits up.
The air in your baby's stomach is usually trapped in the milk they just ate, so when the air comes out, milk comes along with it.Milk comes from your baby's nose.Babies usually spit up from the mouth and nose when burping, so don't worry if this happens.Spit up can be caused by acid in the stomach.Milk and juices from the baby's tummy come out of his mouth and cause him to spit.If your baby keeps spitting up a lot of milk, you may want to try the upright position of burping, which will prevent milk from flowing back to their mouth.When your baby is 12 to 24 months of age, they should stop spitting up.
Step 6: As you burp your baby, put a clean cloth over your shoulder or chest.
If you get the baby's spit-up on your clothes, this will help you.As you burp your baby, you can use the clean cloth to wipe their mouth and nose.
Step 7: If your baby is comfortable after feeding, don't force them to burp.
If your baby does not burp after every feeding, it is okay.It is fine for your baby to burp during their next feeding.A hard or sharp pat on the baby's back won't encourage them to burp faster or easier.
Step 8: You should notice if your baby gets upset while you feed them.
Picking up on your baby's body language is important because most babies can't tell you when they need to burp.Babies who need to be burped are typically uncomfortable and uncomfortable to feed.Babies need to burp to let go of gas in their bodies due to drinking milk.It is important to encourage them to burp when they fall asleep.At two months old, most babies burp on their own, so you don't need to worry about burping them after that point.
Step 9: Track your baby's burps after feeding.
They need to be burped frequently after each feeding.If your baby does not burp a lot during the day, you don't need to worry about burping them at night.Babies who eat at night don't need to be burped because they nurse less and suck in less air.
Step 10: Some infants burp more often than others.
It could be because of the way they are being fed, as bottle fed infants swallow more air than breastfed infants, and will have more gas.When you switch breasts most breastfed babies need to be burped.Babies that are bottle fed should be burped every two to three ounces of milk.If you are bottle feeding your baby, look for bottles that eliminate air during feeding, so that you don't have to worry about the amount of air being trapped inside the baby's tummy.