Endless burping!

[Vixann]

Jut wondering if anyone has any advice for very burpy baby who is 12 wks tomorrow? DD1 has been quite windy since she was born but having introduced formula feeds (not through choice but as a result of 8 weeks of extremely painful breastfeeding) she seems to have got worse. We have tried several different types of formula but to no avail. I breastfeed twice a day but burps/farts are just as bad. I wouldn't mind too much except that it's disturbing her sleep (although maybe at her age it's normal not to sleep for so long).
After a feed I wind her for quite some time and she will sleep but after about 30-45 mins she wakes writhing and making choking noises. Sometimes she cries, sometimes not but it doesn't stop until I pick her up and she burps. She's awake then until just before her next feed (every four hours) when she usually drops off because she's so tired. Sometimes curdy milk comes up with the burp, as long as 3 hours after a feed. is this normal? What can i do to make her more comfortable? poos are every 3 days and she wont take water. (typing with one hand because burps have woken her yet again after 20 mins sleep. argh!!!!). someone suggested peppermint tea??
oh yes, very strange but wonderful thing - after 10pm feed i wind her, she goes down, sleeping until 6ish! where do the burps go at night then?! (definitely not complaining just curious!)

My DD was really windy too (now 6 mths and B/F) and it seems to have sorted itself out. I found jiggling her on my knee was the most effective way of burping her. Also raising the head end of her moses basket seemed to help.

I don't know what else to suggest, but I am sure that someone will be along in a minute

Thanks for your suggestion. I've put some blankets in the pram and basket to raise her head. I've also been told to try Dr Brown's bottles so I've bought a couple and wait to see what happens there. I just hope it works because today was very tiring for us both! Thanks again.

I am just really sorry that no-one else replied! (it is me Jilly under a new name). I hope it goes OK for you. I wish someone would come along who has experience of reflux, as I am not sure if these are similar simptoms.

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Please - someone else???

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I have a dd who suffers from reflux (we think... still waiting for a dx) she was hard to burp when she was tiny and had colic type symptoms and painful farts if I didn't get the wind out of her. (she also used to wake herself butrping/farting) I used infacol before every feed and it made her burps shake the walls but it got everything up through the top end and very swiftly! she is now 7 months old and at 5 months started to self wind so I stopped the infacol. although she seemed to burp fine the wind pain came back so she is back on the stuff, no idea how long I'll keep going with it though. seems cruel to experiment while she is teething.
HTH

forgot to say. with her dreamfeed dd was more relaxed and took in less air. she was also less aware or feeding pain so fretted and gulped less, therefore less wind pain and a good nights sleep for mum and baby (until the teeth came!)

I also raised head of cot and use Dr browns bottles. They leak and are a pain to clean but they do seem to stop the little air bubbles forming in the milk)I really do hate them with a passion though!! I also keep her upright for a minimum of 10 mins after a feed (even dreamfeed)

was told by an osteopath to stear clear of SMA gold but don't know how much I trust the advice, was also told be our paed not to keep switching the formulas (in from of dietitian who prescribes a different one each week ) as their tummies need to get used to them.