How long do you try to burp LO?

Jessie333 · February 2013

I was just wondering how long you go trying to burp your LO. Sometimes I end up trying for 10+minutes with no results. How long do you keep trying?

luvindanimals · February 2013

I will try a min or two. If nothing I gently bounce a little and try again. If nothing then I go back to feeding. At the end I lay him on my should alternating between patting and rubbing.

BLPL101 · February 2013

She is good burper and I usually can get one from her within a minute. I don't ever burp her more than two minutes. I'm pretty impatient!

this decaf life · February 2013

luvindanimals:
I will try a min or two. If nothing I gently bounce a little and try again. If nothing then I go back to feeding. At the end I lay him on my should alternating between patting and rubbing.

This, I guess EBF babies don't always take in as much air as they would through a bottle. I can usually tell if I'm going to get a burp or not quickly based off if she's fussy or not.

KatieM558 · February 2013

I usually only press the issue if she's had a bottle. Her breast feeding burps are tiny.

jobiann · February 2013

I can tell when DS needs to burp because he doesn't fuss when I start to try to burp him...but even if he does it can take a bit or sometimes I have to try different burping positions to get one out of him...he used to burp so good but about two weeks ago it became more difficult. Usually it works best to lay him over my knees face down and burp him or up high on my shoulder walking around an bouncing just a bit.

He let out a 30 year-old-man bletch a few days ago...not sure that's normal...

jessalared · February 2013

jobiann:
I can tell when DS needs to burp because he doesn't fuss when I start to try to burp him...but even if he does it can take a bit or sometimes I have to try different burping positions to get one out of him...he used to burp so good but about two weeks ago it became more difficult. Usually it works best to lay him over my knees face down and burp him or up high on my shoulder walking around an bouncing just a bit.
He let out a 30 year-old-man bletch a few days ago...not sure that's normal...

Hahahaha, mine did too, I was so proud!

sbevmc09 · February 2013

Just a few minutes. If they don't burp within a few mins it's not going to happen. 10+ is too long.

Mason&Mama · February 2013

A minute or two. Or not at all if he is sleepy enough. He is EBF, and I can barely get more than a tiny burp out of him once in a while.

jobiann · February 2013

jessalared:
jobiann:
I can tell when DS needs to burp because he doesn't fuss when I start to try to burp him...but even if he does it can take a bit or sometimes I have to try different burping positions to get one out of him...he used to burp so good but about two weeks ago it became more difficult. Usually it works best to lay him over my knees face down and burp him or up high on my shoulder walking around an bouncing just a bit.
He let out a 30 year-old-man bletch a few days ago...not sure that's normal...
Hahahaha, mine did too, I was so proud!

LOL, DH was in the other room and scolded me for doing it...he was very proud when I told him it came from his son...but it scared me honestly. Such a big burp out of a little guy!

ChariZae · February 2013

It used to take me 10 minutes or more when I was patting her back. I knew she needed to burp because her stomach felt tight and she was really fussy. I've since changed my technique to a rub/massage and I get really loud burps within a minute.

jessalared · February 2013

ChariZae:
It used to take me 10 minutes or more when I was patting her back. I knew she needed to burp because her stomach felt tight and she was really fussy. I've since changed my technique to a rub/massage and I get really loud burps within a minute.

Same, patting rarely gets me anywhere. I only pat to soothe.

bstengler · February 2013

i think it really depends on the feed.. but normally i would say no more then 2 to 3 min...

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