Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Works for Me Wednesday--Tip for burping a baby

Marc-Adam has been the hardest baby to burp. I can hear the air gurgling around in there, but it just won't come up easily. Until one day, I absent-mindedly (that's not a word, is it?) had him turned a different way while I was trying to burp him. I was patting his chest for a few seconds before I realized my mistake, but before I could turn him around, he let out a huge burp. Ever since then, if I've had a hard time getting him to burp, I gently pat his chest for a few seconds and up it comes. I'm not sure if that will work for every baby, but's it worth a try. If you are still having a hard time getting the burp to come up, lay baby down for a few minutes and then try again.

Head over to Rocks In My Dryer for more tips (probably not involving gas).

4 comments:

Annie said...

Great tip!
blessings~
Annie

miller_schloss said...

Good idea! I'll have to try that with my daughter.

Lori - Queen of Dirty Laundry said...

Thanks for the tip! I babysit an infant who sometimes has trouble burping. Next time I'll try this!

loni said...

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