Burping: Toddler
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Burping
Asked by W.C. from Denver
on June 5, 2008
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Thanks for the responses. I thought burping after a bottle was normal for a nine month old! However, yesterday while I was at the doctors office for their 9 mos well b...
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- I'm a big believer that most burping is merely a function of air in the stomach. So my question to you is - do you shake their bottles to mix the formula?? I can ima...
- I understand the mechanism of Prevacid, and would not put my child on it if he was burping air. He did get put on it when he was an infant though, because he burped u...
- My heavens!!!!! What is this world coming to? It's just a burp! A burp for heavens sake. I can't believe your doctor. My baby burps after eating still and she is 13 mo...
Burping Baby
Asked by A.C. from Chicago
on January 30, 2012
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I have trouble burping my 3 week old. Does anyone have any advice??
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- Just another option...I had a nurse tell me that there's no reason to pat your baby's back (or pound on it, like I've seen some people do!); you just need to rub it. ...
- I never burped my babies. At first I thought I had to, but they just never burped. It didn't cause any problem for them. If your baby doesn't have to burp, don't ...
- You are going to get a lot of responses here. Everyone has advice on burping babies. Babies need to burp! Otherwise they will get gas and be in pain. A trick my mom...
Burping Baby
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on March 15, 2008
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My little man is now eight months old and is nearly impossible to burp these days. He does still burp of course but he fights me so hard that I just can't do it somet...
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- My little girl is nearly nine months old and I let her burp by herself. I breastfed my children (and also gave them formula towards the end of the first year) and fou...
- Hi there! Sorry to hear about the problems you are having. An 8 month old baby should be able to burp by themselves with ease and it should not be a problem at this ...
- By 8 months, all 3 of my babies burped on their own. I guess they don't gulp as much air at that age.
Infant Does Not Burp
Asked by M.L. from Chicago
on December 3, 2006
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Hello! I am not sure if I should be concerned, but my three week old does not burp. He's only burped three times in the past few weeks - and that was on his own. He...
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- HI, take a big towel and put it in the dryer. Heat it up until it is warm(not hot) than wrap your baby in it. Also after feeding him lay him down on your knees on his ...
- I agree with the other moms. My kids never burped and they were fine. Also, they had their fussy moments. That was a part of their newborn lives. Don't try to force bu...
- M.: Relax... if he needs to burp he will. I have seen many mom's spend much to much time tring to bup their babies. If he needs to burp.. he will. Babies ca...
Getting a Burp
Asked by K.L. from Los Angeles
on August 7, 2009
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I have a 4 week old who is breastfed. I have a very difficult time getting her to burp. Does anyone have any good techniques to elicit a burp? I find that she is ge...
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- hey there, the burping thing really caused me a lot of anxiety. I started with what the doctor recommended, Mylekon(I think that's how it's spelt. I changed when I r...
- Try placing your baby on your knee/leg, place your hand on the babies tummy and pat on the back with the other hand. Always works for me and I had the same troubles!-w...
- A nurse taught me this trick with my daughter: with the flat of your hand, rub her back in small, vigorous circles, then pat maybe ten times, then repeat. You want to ...
Screaming During Burping
Asked by K.E. from Myrtle Beach
on April 28, 2008
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My 7 week old has always hated to be burped, he would fuss during the burpings from the very begining but it is staring to really get out of control. He gets so upset...
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- I would definately let your Ped know. My 2 1/2 month old spits up ALOT as well and at pretty much every feeding. I've talked to our Ped about this and he stated ours...
- Like others are saying call your Ped. And if you are formula feeding, you may want to try another formula. After about 20 min, my daughter would get all fussy and stif...
- Have you talked to the doctor about reflux?
Choke Burping?
Asked by R.J. from Seattle
on August 19, 2010
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I have a few friends in different circles with new babies. They're all doing something that looks like they're choking their babies to burp them. They sit the baby in ...
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- They're doing something wrong. My son is 3, and the way I was taught to burp, in addition to the traditional way, was to hold the baby against my chest, holding the ba...
- This is actually pretty common. The nurses in the NICU taught my sister to do this with her baby. When I saw her doing it the first time, I was shocked! But it actual...
- All my girlfriends burp their babies in this position sometimes, I burped my daughter in this position often. That said, I have not seen ANY of them scream from being...
Infant Burping
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on August 15, 2009
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My son is just 3 weeks old and I am a first time mom having difficulty with his burping. He sometimes burps right away but 90% of the time it is a real challenge to g...
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- My kids were babies a long time ago now, but I think we used to lay them on our laps on a towel and pat them on the back. We also used the over the shoulder method, bu...
- are you waiting until the very end to burp? i would stop him in the middle of his bottle to burp & then at the end. if you already stop at the middle then i would sto...
- Hi MM, I am a NICU nurse as well as postpartum nurse and mom to four daughters. I often help set up new mothers at home after preemies and mulitiples as well, help ...
Burping Help and Gas Relief for a 4Mo
Asked by P.O. from Dallas
on March 6, 2006
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Hi,
I have a 4mo little girl who had a lot trouble with gas early on. I wasn't able to breastfeed, so started her on formula and had to try several until we found ...
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- My 10 month old son rarely burps, and also had a lot of reflux. If your daughter seems to have that too (arching, burping up acid) you could take her to a GI specialis...
- hi i have two daughters 2-1/2 and 1-1/2 the first one i could breastfeed give bottles of formula and never had a problem with gas. my second daughter same prob.as you!...
- While my little one is only 3 weeks old, we've had the same problems since day one. Our peditrician suggested the Mylicon (about 4-5 times a day, as needed). He also s...
Getting Him to Burp
Asked by J.N. from Knoxville
on November 9, 2006
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Ok, so I have a 4month son who I often nurse to sleep. My problem is that when he falls asleep he never burps. I'll try and lightly pat his back and walk him around ...
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- I had this problem with my son, and the one thing that helped was to lay him down on his stomach on my legs and pat his back. I also found out that when I was burping...
- My little one was born on July the 7th and he does the same...falls asleep and wont burp but he doesnt wake up. But you can try stopping the feeding halfway through th...
- I agree I would burp him half way through the feeding before he is asleep. Maybe when he starts to doze a little. Then let him go back and fall asleep. good luck.. I h...
