Most effective way to get baby to burp after a feed?

[Mama2Mia]

I know burping is considered by some not to be essential but i've always believed in burping bubs after a feed...

Our DD2 is 5 days old and appears to have a lot of wind (purple upper lip) and shows some discomfort when i put her down but this is often when i can't get her to give me a big burp after a feed.

I do the back patting thingy, lie her across my arm on her tummy so she's facing the floor, put her over my shoulder and pat her back, let her lie back a bit and then put her upright again if that makes sense...but none of these seem to work. Its only when i give up, put her down in her cot and she starts crying so i pick her up that she often brings up some milk and gives me a big burp.

Does anyone have any other 'techniques' that are more effective in getting bubs to burp?

[girly]

Its only when i give up, put her down in her cot and she starts crying so i pick her up that she often brings up some milk and gives me a big burp.

Well sounds like you've tried everything. Lay her down, let het cry then just pick her up, it might come naturally...Is she breastfed?

[Whoops]

I hold bubs upright on my chest and massage his back. It makes him wiggle around and gets all the wind out. :)

[purplebutterfly]

The best way for me was to sit bub on my knee sideways with the heel of my hand on her tummy and cradling her chin between my thumb and pointer finger (let her lean forward into your hand) and rub her back in circles from her bottom up to her neck. Worked great for my dd.

[Adelaides Mum]

The best way for me was to sit bub on my knee sideways with the heel of my hand on her tummy and cradling her chin between my thumb and pointer finger (let her lean forward into your hand) and rub her back in circles from her bottom up to her neck. Worked great for my dd.

:thumbsup: works for me, Id also straighten DD's back so she was sitting completly upright and this would often make her bring up wind. Of id have her facing me, pick her up under the arms, like i was going to put her over my shoulder but id sit her back down on my knee and out it would come. I used wind drops too tho and swear by them.

[Teegzie]

The best way for me was to sit bub on my knee sideways with the heel of my hand on her tummy and cradling her chin between my thumb and pointer finger (let her lean forward into your hand) and rub her back in circles from her bottom up to her neck. Worked great for my dd.

Yep that's what I did with DD too! I used a bit of pressure and kind of pushed my hand up her back from her bottom so the gas was gently pushed upwards. I found holding DD like this was easier than having her across my chest with her face over my shoulder. And she burped more asily this way.

[RoarsomeMum]

The above 3 posts! :thumbsup::iagree: Worked here to..

[Jopella2]

My baby was very difficult to burp but our peadiatric chiropractor showed us a technique that worked really well if you do it right.

It's better to show you but hope I can describe it ok.

You put baby over your should quite high up supporting them with the same hand as the shoulder they're on by cupping their bum/crutch type thing.

You then lift them slightly so that their spine is completely straight - that's the key apparently to any type of burping - the spine has to be straight for the wind to escape. You can pat them as well.

If you can master that, it works first time every time.

Failing that, just give your baby to my Mum, she luuuuuuuuuuuuurves burping, why I can't be sure. We call her Grandma Burp....

[shanz]

same again.
our midwife with DS suggested not to pat as it kind of breaks up the air pockets, resulting in little bits of wind here and there instead of one big burp. Sitting bub up and keeping them upright for a few mins has always worked here, but if not we do the back rub and it works too. sometimes after a feed dd will be happy and wont burp so i give up only to lay her down and 5 mins later she is sooking, i pick her up she burps, lay her back down and she will go to sleep.

[Jezzy]

The nurses in the special care unit where my boys spent some time would rock them from side to side sitting them up and then leaning them right over to each side a few times then there would always be this almighty burp. I continue the same now if I have problems with them.
Hope this helps

[Emsmum85]

Over the shoulder with your breast in the tummy, and pat their bum. It'll make the burp rise to the surface.

[red crayon]

The best way for me was to sit bub on my knee sideways with the heel of my hand on her tummy and cradling her chin between my thumb and pointer finger (let her lean forward into your hand) and rub her back in circles from her bottom up to her neck. Worked great for my dd.

i do this but i start by giving the knee she is sitting on a bit of jiggle before i start rubbing. seems to help get things started.

[Mama2Mia]

thanks ladies :-)

i've tried most of these but struggle to get that burp out of her......i guess just persistence or let her go down without it and try again later if she looks unfcomfortable.

[littlemissmoi]

Failing that, just give your baby to my Mum, she luuuuuuuuuuuuurves burping, why I can't be sure. We call her Grandma Burp....

Gosh, same with my mum. My DD was impossible to burp for the first few weeks (we later realised she was crying from hunger because my milk supply was low due to infection and then a general anaesthetic). My mother would happily burp her for half and hour - and she'd manage to get the burp out too!

Once my milk was well and truly established - about 11 weeks - DD would get squirmy when I laid her down. I'd pick her up and she'd burp. I kept a pillow on my lap while BFing for this purpose.

A few weeks after that, I didn't even lay her down, I just popped her over my shoulder to burp, and that's what I do now. Ditched the pillow too.

ETA: Actually, I forgot the best one. Laying bubs over my forearm, so her head is near my elbow and my hand is between her legs. Then I would walk around and rub her back, and ASK her to burp (heheh!) That often made her burp, and it also settled her if she was whingey. Also, I read in the Baby Whisperer book that if you massage their backs upwards on the left side (that's where their tummy is) when they're propped over your shoulder, that often gets the wind up if it's there.