Totally random question. Burping.

littleredfish

I was at BILs house where I just finished BF DD and was burping her and he said "you still have to do that, she can't burp on her own yet?" I know that DD is capable of burping on her own, sometimes she does it right away after she unlatches. I didn't really know how to respond other than "well she can burp on her own but I just do it anyway".

I know it doesn't really matter, but are you still burping your LOs? Does it matter if you do or not, like are they more fussy if you don't. I feel like I do it more out of habit. Is there an age attached to when this becomes unnecessary?

ELF4321

I still do it because she usually eats shortly before going to sleep and will sometimes spit up if she doesn't get a burp out before lying down. 

LoriLee14

I dont any more. Not sure when i stopped either (mabye 5-6 months)

He was never a big burper anyways. and there is nothing wrong with you do it cause you want to

Starbear06

I still do just out of habit I guess. DS is capable of burping on his own as well. But I figure I'll just help it out a bit. I only do it for a few minutes and if he doesn't then I just leave him.

khill86

I haven't burped DS in a long time. Probably not since 3 or 4 months. He's not fussy or gassy at all.

MIL sometimes asks if she can burp DS after he nurses. I have no problem with her trying, but he doesn't usually burp for her anymore.

unaveragejane

A friend of mine has a DS who is about 14 months older than mine. When we ate lunch with them a few weeks ago, I was caught off-guard when her LO burped at the table. It hadn't dawned on me that one fabulous day I wouldn't have to burp DS. I still burp him now so that I can have the burp cloth ready when he inevitably spits-up.

gitiggr

We stopped in the last week because it was just annoying DS. Now I just sit him upright when he unlatches and he usually burps on his own within 10 seconds or so.

RaeAnt

We stop doing it to DD when she started doing it herself soon after eating. With DS, we continued to do it until he was eating mostly solids. HE spit up a lot and did so less as long as we burped him.

cmurphy09

My BIL says similar stuff... just a clueless male comment. I would simply state, LO is a baby... yes dd still needs burping.