Watching a parent burp a baby is fun until you try it by yourself. It will be adventurous from the moment of holding the baby in a burping position to the moment a burp comes out. Some babies do the burping work by themselves leaving no trouble for their parents. If your baby is one of them, you will not be here reading this article.
Imagine how you feel after a belch. Your baby too feels the same comfort or more when they are burped properly. But, some babies need more effort to push out the excess air out of their bodies. Struggling to get a burp out of your baby is no fun when you are tired from work and parenting.
If burping your baby makes you almost cry every day, this article is for you. Let us see why it is so hard to burp some babies and how you can help them burp easily.
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1. Why is it so hard to burp my baby?
2. How to burp a baby who is hard to be burped?
1. Why is it so hard to burp my baby?
The time that your baby will take to let out a burp is out of your control as well as your baby’s. Every human has a body unique to them, and they function in their own way. Burping is also the same. Therefore, it is normal that some babies take longer to burp than other babies.
If your baby latching well and is fed properly, he might swallow a very little amount of air while eating. Breastfed babies swallow less air than bottled-fed babies. Even the bottled-fed babies will swallow less air with the right nipple. These babies do not need to be burped much often. Even if you try burping them, it will take longer for a burp to come out because there is almost no excess air inside them.
The babies who burp themselves after a feed will not burp again if you try to burp them again. It concerns parents if a natural burp comes out of a baby is enough to comfort them. If your baby has not swallowed much air and he has let out one good burp, you do not need to burp him again.
Switch positions and try to burp your baby again after the initial attempt. If the baby does not burp, do not force on it. He can also pass gas and remove excess air from his body. Passing gas does the same job, and you do not have to be hard on making your baby burp.
2. How to burp a baby who is hard to be burped?
Switch the burping positions
You cannot formulate universal theories for bringing up kids. What works for one baby might not work for yours. When it is hard to burp your baby, try different positions. Read this article to learn burping positions that will make your life easier.
Experiment and figure out what position helps to burp your baby faster. You should also note what burping positions that your baby loves. When the baby is fussy, you do not need to put him in a position he hates and make the situation worse.
Relax your baby
It is not easy to burp a baby who is angry and upset. A fussy baby will have his body muscles tighten up making it harder for the gas bubble to pass out. But, being fussy is a sign that your baby needs to be burped.
Rock, sing or dance with your baby to relax his mood. Once the baby has calmed down, try burping him. Know what burping positions that your baby likes and try one of them without making him upset again.
Rubbing
This is a technique to try if you have been patting your baby to burp all this time. Rub the back of your baby in circular motions and then up and down. You can also rub the stomach of the baby. Make sure you rub the baby gently but putting considerable pressure. Rub the baby’s back and tummy until the gas bubble passes out as a burp or a fart.
Rhythmic movements
This is a burping position different from the traditional methods. Let your baby sit upright and move him rhythmically back and forth. It should be a slow and rhythmic movement that does not hurt the baby. When abdominal muscles work, the gas bubble will push itself out.
“Bicycling “
No, I am not asking you to put your newborn on a bicycle! Do the bicycle exercise with their legs till they burp or fart. Bicycling helps mostly to fart. But it does not matter from where the air goes out. You just need to get the air out of your baby. Knees to elbows exercise will help your baby to burp or fart by softly pressurizing the tummy.
Give up!
It is not a law that you must burp so nobody can sue you if you do not burp your baby. Research has proven that it is not compulsory to burp babies. If your baby is happy and shows no sign of discomfort when you skip to burp him, then do not worry about burping him. That burp does not come out because it does not exist.
But if your baby seems to be gassy and still does not burp, contact your pediatrician.
