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Posted by Aimee on December 16, 2002 at 17:50:29:
In Reply to: resisting the burp posted by Lisa in DC on December 16, 2002 at 13:34:06:
My son hated to burp too. Don't worry, it gets better in time... It may seem forever getting there but it does get better:) Our problem solving was a bit different but it worked great. We would "airplane" him during his burps. It's a little tough at first b/c you need to keep a cloth under his chin but you don't have to pat his back as long as you keep your hand supporting his chest when you walk. (The other hand goes between his legs. You hold him as if he were an airplane.)The burp is in the chest and when you walk your hand presses it out. Each step you take is like a little vibration to his chest. My son is now 4.5 months old and still fusses during burptime sometimes. He is real good for the most part though. But when he is fussy, I let him suck on his thumb until he burps. Needless to say, he's a big thumb sucker. Getting your baby on a schedule is tough but it will work out eventually. I would recommend the book Baby Wise. It helps to get your baby on a schedule and to sleep during the night. One important rule is to try to comfort your baby before assuming that he is hungry. He could just want to be held, played with or walked around. My sons hates to be in one spot for too long. He needs a change of scenery. I would also recommend that during naptimes you keep his light on until he is on a set schedule and learns the difference between day and night, nap and bed time. I think that helped my son a lot. I never had to let my son cry himself to sleep at night. He figured bedtime out on his own. If I could recommend anything off the topic of burping, it would be to teach him how to suck his thumb now, especially at bed time. My son has been sleeping through the night since 7 weeks and puts himself to sleep by sucking on his thumb. You also don't have to worry about lost pacifiers in the middle of night. He also comforts himself with his thumb which is a great relief at times. I taught my son by giving him his thumb at night. He was a tummy sleeper so it was easy for him to keep next to him. It's also easy if he's on his side. If you have your son sleep on his belly (which I was hesitant at first. He was about a month old when I started. He slept longer that way. During the day he slept on his side and at night on his belly.) I would recommend buying a movement monitor by bebe sounds (around $40). It is the best investment we made. It puts you at ease hearing a light tick when your baby moves (or a flashing light). An alarm goes off when your baby stops moving for 20 seconds or more. It happened to us once-- I freaked. But we were lucky that Brayden just inched his way forward off the pad. OK-- I tend to write a lot. Congratulations on your baby and enjoy! Feel free to email me if you need a break or just want to chat. I get that feeling often:)! Aimee
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: hi all...I'm new to this site, so forgive me if this subject has been covered. My 7 week old (who was born six weeks early) gets into a cycle that we're having trouble getting him out of...he gets very worked up to feed and so not surprisingly then is sucking and swallowing madly, probably ingesting just as much air as breast milk. I try to burp him in between breasts (after about 10 minutes on one) but he thrashes and arches his back and cries until he gets back to more food. Again not surprisingly, he then tends to spit up quite a bit b/c it's been a total of 20-30 minutes of eating before he'll allow us to try to burp him. Getting him to eat before he's hysterical is very tough b/c he's not at all on a regular cycle and so predicting his eating schedule is near impossible. Any ideas? Thanks--