Advice on: how to help your newborn burp.

After feeding, the newborn should burp to expel the air he has swallowed along with the milk: let's see how to make the newborn burp and when it is necessary to stimulate him

How to make the baby burp

Burp is considered by many new mothers to be the only valid way to be sure that the baby has digested after taking milk. But is this really the case? Is it really essential for the baby to burp after taking milk? And if it doesn't do it spontaneously, how can you help the baby burp?

There are babies who burp after each feed and others who never do. And the same thing will happen during weaning with the first baby food. In the first months there can also be many differences between breastfed babies and those who take the bottle: the attachment to the mother's breast, in fact, if done correctly, allows infants not to swallow air with the milk. If the baby latches on to the breast incorrectly or sucks too quickly, it can swallow air in addition to milk. And if this is not expelled after feeding with burp and remains in the stomach, it can cause pain, small colic, stomach ache or regurgitation. This is why it is important to have the baby burp. But there is no absolute rule and there are children who don't need it. So let's try to understand who needs the burp and when it is necessary to have it done to the newborn.

The burp of babies

The baby swallows air while eating, especially if he drinks very quickly, because he is hungry. It usually happens more often if you are using a bottle, because the milk flows more easily from the nipple of the bottle, but it can also happen to the baby who is breastfed, if it has not latched on for a while and the mother's breast is a lot. full. Burping should be done at the end of the meal to expel excess air. But it can be useful to have the baby do it even halfway through the feed, because if he has swallowed a lot of air, it could fill his tummy and make him feel a momentary sense of satiety (but then the hunger will return after a while). How to tell if he needs to burp? If, during the feed, the baby starts arching his back and turning his head away, refusing milk, he probably needs to burp: give him a break from the feed and put him in an upright position to stimulate the burp.

How to help the baby burp

There are babies who burp as soon as they have finished feeding. And others that must be stimulated instead. If the baby does not burp spontaneously, you can try simple ways to help. Babies typically burp shortly after feeding. If you try to stimulate it and after a few minutes it still hasn't, then there's no need to push it. He may have done it without you noticing or he doesn't need to. Many babies, along with burping, also do a regurgitation, or throw out some milk. This is usually normal and there is no need to worry. To help the baby burp, there are 3 positions you can try.

Positions for the baby to burp

1. First of all, it may be helpful to hold the baby in an upright position, with the head resting on your shoulder. With one hand you support the child and with the other you can give small taps on the back, to stimulate the burp. While tapping, it is also better not to stand still, but to walk around the room, so that the rocking of the movement favors the expulsion of air in the newborn.

2. Another useful method for making the baby burp is a seated position. You must sit on a chair and place the baby on your lap, in profile to you. With one hand you have to support his chest and head to make him stand straight and with the other you can give him a few taps on the back.

3. The third method consists instead in keeping the baby on one's knees, in a lying position on his stomach. With one hand you have to hold his head, so that it is higher than the legs, and with the other you can massage his back.

Babies must always burp

Many moms worry that babies don't burp after feeding. Is there really something to worry about? Actually no, because there are also babies who gulp down little air and don't need to do it at the end of the feed. Especially among breastfed babies, there are many who never burp. So don't panic. If the baby is calm and has no colic or pain, rest easy, even if he hasn't burped. The only thing to remember is to try to keep him in an upright position at least 10/15 minutes after feeding, to help him digest and avoid excessive regurgitation.

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