Do breastfed babies need burping?

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I didn’t think they did and then I had a baby who seems to need winding lots

But I get told breastfed babies don’t need winding

Those that need it, what do they do if you dont do it? Grissle? Bring up milk? Mine used to fall asleep!

Of course!

My midwife told me they don’t need burping but mine definitely did.

Yes but less so then the ones who had formula too. I was told the same but screaming pain and bluey mouth said otherwise.

They absolutely do!

Not always. Due to slower flow generally. Whereas bottle fed babies generally always do. No exact rules with babies!

Mine never did. Exclusively breastfed for 14 months.

Some do and some don't. I'm a midwife and I generally advise people who ask me to wait and see - if your baby seems discontented after feeding then wind them, you'll soon work out if your baby is one that needs winding or not. They rarely seem to need winding when you're only producing colostrum, then when you've got milk it seems to me that most don't but some definitely do.

Oh good lord, yes.

DS2 would get terrible wind after feeding. His tummy would go rock hard until he'd been winded.

DS1 was outrageously greedy - he'd feed & feed until he was winded, puke a bit and then would feed more. Like a tiny Roman emperor...

Mine both did in the newborn phase, but not after 3-4m ish, and never at night as they'd feed to sleep.

God, mine's one now and still needs winded sometimes even though he's weaned! We blame it on him being a starvo, he gets so excited about food he used to be sucking before he'd even latched on, and had to be carefully positioned when getting a bottle so that he could get straight into the milk otherwise he'd be away sucking air.

Luckily he never managed to get that carried away at night so mostly didn't have to be winded then.

3DC EBF forever. All needed burping. Used what we called The Rocking Yoda. Similar to stophugingme's method, sitting up, hand holding jaw and other and supporting back. Move their torso around in slow circles first one way then the other (like Yoga with Adriene when she talks about being like an old fashioned coffee grinder). Burps guaranteed within 3 rotations clockwise then anticlockwise.

Mine didn't.

No one ever told me about winding. I didn’t do it. Oh dear, what a failure. Maybe that’s why I had a screaming baby 👶🏻

Mine didn't.

Mine certainly does - fast letdown here. If I don't do it he gets very grouchy lying down and arches his back in discomfort.

Yes, mine is nearly one and still sometimes needs burping during night feeds.

@theluckiest you cracked me up with that description of your DS1. Sounds exactly like my DD1 and DD3.

One of mine did, the other didn't. Both were bf.

@pineappleupsidedowncake my DD3 gets squirmy and can't relax, she will grimace and grizzle a bit and stiffen through her body and kick her legs around. A good burp and she will instantly relax and then I can rock her to sleep. At night though she will often fall asleep on the breast and not need burping. But then sometimes when I pick her up she will burp, as if I've squeezed it out of her. Gives her older sisters a giggle.

Ds1 was about 3 months old before someone mentioned winding him. I hadn't realised it was something I should be doing up 'til then. Good job that he didn't seem to need it!

Yes of course they do.

Not every time you feed like FF (which is why some people can BF through the night if co sleeping). But some of the time, definitely. And some babies more than others depending on the latch, the mothers diet and the babies digestion.

With my first baby I didn't know I had to until 6 weeks. No sleep, screaming baby, projectile vomiting, explosive poos. All resolved with some gentle rocking after a feed or some light back taps. Amazing what a difference it can make

Yes! Especially when very small!