Newborns due to imperfect development, the stomach is not the same as adults, eating milk is easy to spit up, if the feeding posture, latch position is not appropriate, often will inhale more air, resulting in serious spitting. After feeding or halfway through feeding, burp your baby, and your baby burping will reduce spitting up.
But if the hiccup timing and operation are not right, it is likely to hurt the baby!
Bao Mom shared the case: Not long after a Bao Mom gave birth to a baby, the baby was particularly well-behaved, eating milk every 2-3 hours, and not crying at other times.
But every time she finishes milking, the mother-in-law likes to hold the baby and shake it. Bao Mom said that she wanted to hiccup, but her mother-in-law did not think so, and said that she brought several children to come like this, and she would not listen to anything. Once the baby was thrown up, and the mother put the baby flat and tilted his head to one side so as not to choke.
However, the strong mother-in-law picked up the baby, wanted to swallow the spit out milk back, and slapped the baby's back vigorously, and the baby coughed a little. Before long, the baby began to be sleepy, did not eat milk for four or five hours, could not wake up, even if he woke up, did not eat milk, spit bubbles in his mouth. Later, the mother and husband took the baby to the hospital, and after the examination, they said that the baby had aspiration pneumonia and wanted to be hospitalized.
In the above incident, if it were not for the wrong practice of the baby's grandmother, the baby would not have suffered from inhalation pneumonia and suffered a lot in vain.
Care should be taken during feeding, and the child can be picked up and burped in a lying, sitting or lying manner, which can greatly reduce the incidence of choking on the baby.
Why burp?
Whether it is a breastfed baby or an artificially fed baby, air and milk may enter the stomach together when feeding.
If you don't burp in time, your baby will feel full after feeding, showing constant writhing, burping, spitting up, or crying.
By effectively burping, it can help the baby expel the air in the stomach, make the baby feel comfortable, and also avoid the occurrence of hiccups, spitting up and other situations.
Note: Hiccup techniques and gestures
Hiccup Three
In general, there are three ways to help your baby burp. Try them all and choose the best way to burp your baby.
1. Burp on the stomach
1. Place a sterilized cotton gauze towel on your shoulder; Hold your baby upright on your chest with your head resting on a gauze towel on your shoulder; 4. Continuously tap or caress the baby's back with one hand and the other hand with a hollow palm (arched palm, semi-circular arc) on the baby's back; After a while, you will hear your baby make a "burp", which is the sound of expelling air from the stomach.
This method is suitable for most small babies, but don't forget to put a gauze towel, if the air gushes out with the milk when you burp, your clean clothes will suffer.
2. Seated hiccups
1. Put a sterilized gauze towel on your leg; 3. Let the baby sit on his lap with his head forward; 4. Use the arm of one hand to support the baby's chest and fix the baby's head, and the other hand to gently pat or stroke his back with the hollow palm; Pat for a few minutes until your baby has cleared air.
There are many people who think that newborn babies can't sit, but in fact, as long as you do a good job of head support, this way is also quite safe.
3. Lie down hiccup
1. Put a sterilized gauze towel on your leg; 3. Let your baby lie face down on your lap; 4. Put his head on the leg with the gauze scarf and his belly on the other; 5. Support your baby's chin with one hand so that his head is slightly higher than his body; The other hand gently strokes or taps your baby's back with a hollow palm until air clears.
This method is perfect for babies with intestinal cramps, who will feel very comfortable.
Hiccup considerations
01, when to burp
According to some data, when the baby finishes feeding, the body twists and turns, the brow is locked, the sound of unhappiness is made, or it wants to continue to feed, so you have to burp the baby.
If he just took a few sips of milk, or tapped for a few minutes in a row, and the baby still didn't expel air, it might mean he didn't need to burp this time.
In this case, if the baby still wants to eat, it is recommended to continue feeding and burp again after feeding. Then hold it upright for 10 to 15 minutes to prevent spitting up.
02, hiccups require patience
Burping your baby requires a little patience, and sometimes it's harder to burp when your baby eats a lot of milk at once. Some babies also need to burp in the middle of feeding, or burp after eating one milk, and then change to another.
03, the comfort when burping is very important
While hiccupping, talking to your baby or singing softly can relax your baby, which is good for your baby to get out of the air.
04. Try a variety of hiccup methods
If your baby is showing an uncomfortable look when burping, you can try other hiccup methods.
Either way, as long as you can help the baby drain the air smoothly, let them eat and sleep well, is the best way for the baby.