How do you burp a sleepy swaddled baby without waking?

Re: How do you burp a sleepy swaddled baby without waking?

• cmhicklin member

  October 2010

  Usually my LO won't burp at the very end of a feeding when she is going to bed.  Normally, if we don't burp her during the day she will spit up.  But not at night for some reason.

  
  

  

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• MarshMop

  October 2010

  I swaddle at the beginning of the nighttime feeding. I try putting her over my shoulder and patting very lightly or sitting her on my knee and rubbing her back if she hasn't burped after about 5 minutes I don't worry about it. Oh and I also will burp when she has an oz. left so there is a bit of bottle left to put her back to sleep if needed and if I don't get that last burp...

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• Hudson_Hawk

  October 2010

  I do the best I can with it and if I'm really concerned (like if LO housed the bottle without burping at all), I'll put him to bed on his side or a little elevated. You can also just try holding LO upright for 10 minutes or so after your burping attempts.
  

  

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• cruisebride2005

  October 2010

  I would burp her halfway through the feeding.  Its not perfect but minimizes any potential gas or spit-ups.

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• calliTyler

  October 2010

  cmhicklin:

  Usually my LO won't burp at the very end of a feeding when she is going to bed.  Normally, if we don't burp her during the day she will spit up.  But not at night for some reason.

   This is my DS too. I burp him once during day feedings and right after too, but I don't burp him at night. I tried the first few nights after he was born but soon realized he didn't actually have to burp... for whatever reason. Sometimes they're just fine as they are. I would really only be concerned if your LO was spitting up a lot after falling asleep... then I would try burping before laying your LO down for the night. 

  

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