Burping help

CeeJC121013

So DD starts out the night with a 4 hour stretch if sleep, then 3 hours, then wakes up around 6 am grunting and squirming and looking uncomfortable and needs to be burped more.

I would love for her to be able to finish off that last stretch of sleep peacefully. The problem is that when I burp her at night, she has already fallen back asleep while nursing and is very difficult to get any burps out. Her body is so limp.

I pick her up upright with her head at my shoulder right after she finishes nursing, and I always get one big burp immediately, but nothing after that. I change her position, and also pat and rub her back. Do any of you other ladies have any other suggestions or tricks that work for burping while they're asleep?

sarahlisa00

Landon always gets up grunting and squirming. I wonder if it's from not burping enough. I always just thought that's how baby's wake up.

sleepymonkey

Julia does the same thing around the same time every morning. She actually is usually still sleeping but will grunt, groan, and sound like she's straining a lot until I pick her up. Then within a few minutes she usually settles down. I'm pretty sure it's gas because she farts a lot at that time too. She doesn't do this consistently at any other time than in the morning so I think it must have something to do with laying down for an extended period of time.

wifetomrb101

I usually end up lightly bouncing DD. I start the same way as kellydew and then if she doesnt burp quick or falls back asleep I'll stand up and bounce her a little and that will usually get it.

mommygrams0730

My little guy wakes up like this and like to lay flat to stretch out so he can poop. Usually this is his wake up time (somewhere between 7-8) so it's not a big deal. The other morning it was like 5:30, so after he was done piping he ate some more she went back to sleep.

My first would always be gassy from like 5-8 in the morning so he would sleep on my chest which seemed to be more comfortable for him. I did use gas drops for him, but haven't for my last 2 babies.

jblank03

@suzalie /others - What kind of gas drops did you use?  We really make and effort for him to burp multiple times during a feeding but he seems to still have a lot of discomfort due to gas   He also gets the hiccups a lot and I'm already giving him gripe water when those happen and seem to bother him.

sleepymonkey

@jblank03 - we use Target generic infant gas drops. I bought Little Remedies brand but Julia did not like the cherry flavoring. Pedi said generic was just fine.

holly142

I am in the same situation.  My baby is 20 days old.  The last 3 days she has been spitting up so much.  In the night I change her, feed her (until she is sound asleep) and then burp her.  As soon as I put her in her crib, she is awake.  Yet, if I don't burp her, she spits up and wakes up.  I am hoping this is just temporarily!

kteeswei

The trick that works for Q is sitting him up and circling his body around. You can also lean them to the left and up, forward and up and then the right and up. I find making big circles with his torso until he burps works every time. I usually circle him 2-6 times.