Not sure what to do
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Topic: Not sure what to do
Posted By: Speck8
Subject: Not sure what to do
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 4:31pm
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My baby is only 6 days old - after I feed him I try to burp him but I'm unsure if I'm successful or not. He makes some noises but I don't know for sure if they're burps.
Also sometimes I don't burp him and I just let him sleep on my lap for a bit. But often when I put him down, he starts crying and pulling his legs into his chest. So I pick him up and try to burp him for 5 mins or so. But when he keeps on crying, I end up putting him back on the breast. HELP??!!! ADVICE?? |
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 4:48pm
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Yep sounds like wind. Try winding him several times during a feed if u can. My boy has always fussed and come on and off and on and off the breast if hes got wind. He wants to keep feeding but he has wind so hes on and off, so I sit him up on my knee using one hand to support his head under the chin, sort of sitting his chin in the v shape between my thumb and first finger, then put his feet together and sort of push his feet in towards his body do hes sitting like a little budha, then straighten him up, and rub his back in a clockwise direction. You can also try lying him flat after a feed for a min beofre u do this.
If one thing doesnt work, remeber that position changes shift the wind, so try standing up with him, then sitting, lying him down then lifting him up. I have always had to wind my babies, if they fell asleep, then they would not sleep long as the wind would wake them, so do try to get the wind up. Sometimes tho there is just nothing u can do to get it up, it will eventually work its way out one end or the other! It used to be hard to get Aidens wind up but easier as he got older. |
Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 6:35pm
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I had lots of trouble with wind in the early days. There are lots of different techniques, so find what works best for you and your bubs. I tried with DS over my shoulder with his legs straight and also sitting up on my lap.
I dont need to burp him as much now that he is older, but it was definately something I had trouble with. The infacol wind drops are good, but im not sure when you can start taking them? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 6:47pm
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Sometimes Lily makes a burp noise other times it's just a gurgle sorta noise.
Definitely try different positions, I was told if you are doing over the should to make sure their legs are straight and do a mixture or rubbing and patting! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummymonster
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 8:20pm
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You could also ask your MW for a demo of burping techniques at her next visit.
My MW suggested burbing a few min after a feed (to let the gas bubbles join up). Then if you thought he still needed a burb a few minutes later try again. Basically avoid long continuous try to get a burb sessions. If you're trying to get a burb up 10 min straight, there probably isn't one. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 8:29pm
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if no amount of bouncing on your knee , rubbing their back and tummy doesnt work , a good way I've always found to get the wind out of my babies is to put them in a nice warm deep bath
The water seems to relax them enough to either burp or fart it out ------------- 
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Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 8:48pm
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Oh yeah, in the early days we had lots of trouble burping as well. And I remember also not knowing whether the sounds she made was a burp or not. It does get easier but oh I hate wind. The others have made most of the good suggestions but also I completely agree with TheKelly - a deep bath is fabbo if all else fails. ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 9:00pm
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I just had another idea, I was told and did this with Lily in the early days, lye them flat and gently massage the outside of their tummies, this can help collect it apparently and makes it a bit easier. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 9:32pm
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We also had issues burping Liam in the early days, I watched The Baby Whisperer technique on Good Morning which I found to work really well and still use it now if DS has bad wind, here's a link to her describing the technique, there was a video clip of the technique but I can't seem to find it online anymore: http://tvnz.co.nz/good-morning/baby-whisperer-winding-your-21-july-2854946 - Baby Whisperer Winding Technique ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: crafty1
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 10:08pm
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i agree it sounds like wind and then if you feed on top of that they can just get a sore tummy and get more upset. The Sharlene Poole technique is good as in the link above.
oh mine's awake better go. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: 1st_Time_Preggies
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 8:41am
| Yes I agree with all the comments above! We had a lot of trouble with wind in the beginning and my bubs would only sleep 20 minutes before waking. As he was my first I had no idea why and my MW was USELESS. So try the techniques everyone has suggested. Also try not to get too stressed about everything. Your bubs is VERY young and you are still getting to know him. You are doing a fantastic job! |
Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 21 May 2010 at 7:12pm
welcome to oh baby!
your doing a great job it can be hard not knowing, in the early days. all the advice above is what i would do, i found a bath worked for my DS2 he always farted it out. Or holding him facing outwards against my chest, my hand on his chest and having his legs stretching down worked too. Good luck  -------------  
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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 22 May 2010 at 12:43pm
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One tip I've found invaluable was that a blue upper lip means that she has wind. For us it always means that, not sure if it works for all babies though. ------------- 
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 9:47am
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It takes awhile to work out which technique is most effective for you guys. We had lots of problems with Cooper suffering from painful wind in the first couple of months too. There's loads of good ideas here already but the things that worked really well for us were to make sure we were rubbing with a firm stroke upwards on the lefthand side, or a firm pat. The baby whisperer technique was great as was just laying flat for a 5-10 secs and then trying again. But my favourite which I like to tell everyone about is where you put there back to your tummy and their soles of their feet together and pulled up like a buddha pose and slowly bend over. Cooper would cry out in pain with wind, but as soon as we did this he'd stop and usually a few good burps or farts would pop out.
We also used gripe water and infacol and found they helped out. Also, when you've first fed him has he fallen asleep? If he's fallen asleep and then woken up crying, it might be worth trying some techniques to keep him awake and feeding longer just in case it is that he's hungry. Like rubbing the palm of his hand (that always worked best for me). One of the things I found valuable in the first few months was using the Dunstan Baby Language as that helps you work out if it's hunger, wind, tiredness etc.. Here's a link for that if you're interesed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IRQc2hOiKE ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 23 May 2010 at 2:11pm
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Real good advice here :)
I definitely second the gripe water..if you are having problems winding it really helps. |
Posted By: amber
Date Posted: 13 June 2010 at 5:08pm
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also a good tip if the tounge is curled to the roof of the mouth its wind, if it's flat at the bottom not wind. ------------- Amber ~30~ Auckland ~baby girl born 24/03/10 |
Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 14 June 2010 at 12:55pm
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Just to add one more trick Plunket told me. A firm pat on their back for 5mins (or whatever other technique) and then you can try lying them down, loosening their nappy and then picking them up - often releases a burp!
It's definitely wind in my opinion that has your baby crying when you put him down without winding. All newborn babies need to be winded after a feed, and if you are breastfeeding, before the 2nd side is a good idea (or half way through the bottle if you are bottle-feeding) as well as at the end of a feed. I would be reluctant to put a baby down to sleep without getting a burp because they'll do exactly what you're experiencing. If baby wakes up crying shortly after being put down, it's likely to be wind. So rather than feeding, try winding him instead and wait for the burp then resettle him into his bed. Feel free to come in here and ask us and your m/w as many questions as you need to! It's a big learning curve! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Rovic
Date Posted: 14 June 2010 at 5:10pm
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We are using Weleda COlic Powder and it also works a treat. But cooled boiled water can also do the trick and much cheaper and easier to access. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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