How to Work out a Burp

One of the most exciting things that you can do as a new parent is feeding your baby for the first time. Initially, you may even find yourself being a little bit nervous, because you don’t know what exactly to expect. What you should do is gently and slowly feed your child. When you are finished feeding him, another critical step is getting him to burp. As simple as this may sound, getting your child to burp is of utmost importance, mainly because burping will help your baby to get rid of the air that he has swallowed while you were feeding him. Also, if your baby doesn’t burp frequently after feeding, then too much swallowed air can lead to increase spitting, gassiness and crankiness in your baby.

Your baby deserves to feel happy and comfortable after feeding, so let’s look at some techniques that you can employ to work out that burp out of your baby. To work out a burp out of your baby is easy and quite simple, once you get the techniques right. The first thing you may need to do is get a clean towel, receiving blanket or a cloth diaper and put it over your shoulder or wherever you will rest your baby’s head. After you have your towels or blankets in place, you will be equipped to move to the next stage, which is to position your baby over one of your shoulders with his stomach directly against your chest and with his small head resting on your shoulder. The positioning of your baby is very important, as it will make the next stage fairly easy. With your baby properly positioned on your shoulder, the next step is to, gently pat his back and rub it in a circular motion until you hear him burp.

If that doesn’t help your baby to burp, then you can try another position. Yes, that’s right, getting your baby to burp is all about getting him into the right position. You can get your baby to burp by putting one hand across his chest, while you support his chin with your thumb and index finger, now you should lean your baby gently across that support hand and gently begin to rub or pat his back with your free hand. In a matter of moments you should hear him burp.

To work out that burp out of your baby, you can try another position, commonly called ‘lap burp’. You should set yourself in a position that allows for your baby’s head to be placed comfortably on one of your thighs and his stomach on the other. Then you can use a circular and upward gently rubbing or patting motion on his back to get him to burp. Another position that you can use to work out that burp out of your baby is the walking strategy. To get your baby to burp in this position, you will need to stand and place your arm under your baby’s rib cage, with his back to your chest, then walk around slowly while leaning your baby over your arm until he burps. Remember, burping your baby can take several minutes, so it is always a good idea to remain patient until he burps.