My baby is four 1/2 months old, and he's exclusively breast-fed at this time. The problem is that he gets too much air during feedings and is really bothered by the air bubbles. He'll wake up from sleeping and need to burp, or will cry until it comes out. I thought that this would get better over time but it hasn't. I'm usually able to burp him a few times during a feeding but sometimes it's too hard to get the burp out.
I use the football position. Any suggestions on helping him get less air? Thanks.
S., I don't really think your son is getting to much air from breast feeding, I think it might have a lot to do with what you are eating do you eat spaghetti sauce? mexican food? chocolate? soda's cucumbers any thing that might have acide in it, if you are it is going through to the milk and making him gassy start watching what you are eating and see if that don't help even beer, wine ect. will make him gassy
Try other positions and see if that helps. (FWIW, my little guy really like nursing while lying down.)
You could also try more frequent feedings. He might be getting too much air because he's really hungry and is sucking hard/fast.
Good luck!
maybe what your are eating is making him gassy. I know that I had trouble eating green vegetables and drinking milk with one of mine. I know caffeine will do it too. Something to think about!
What do his diapers look like? Are they yellow and seedy, or green and stringy? Are you feeding him only from one breast per nursing session, or switch hitting? Also pulling him off to burb will cause him to get air, a good latch and allowing him ot fully nurse a full session from one breast will help, no breaks, no breaking his latch, just let him eat.
If you are switching breasts in the middle of a session, then he's not gtting enough hind milk, and hte foremilk will cause him tobe gassy, and not satisfied. He only needs to nurse from one breast per session, that way he gets the foremilk which satiates his thirst, and the hindmilk which is fatty, fills him up, and contains everything he needs to grow and thrive.
Its not necessary to switch breasts after 10mins, or even 20mins, just let him nurse until he is done on one breast, that way he can eek out every last drop of that hindmilk, not get so much foremilk, and won't be so gassy. He'll also be satisfied longer and get more of the fat his body needs.
