The art of winding?

[jaggythistle]

I know all babies are different, but I am looking for some tips on how to help my uncomfortable looking 9 week old S.

He is not much of a burper, I am not sure if I'm trying well/long enough though. He is one of those babies who spends a lot of time with his legs scrunched up, straining with a red face.

He falls asleep at the breast a lot which I find makes it harder.

He has recently started screaming part way through a feed, he then looks hungry but doesn't latch back on. have considered that fast flowing milk might not be helping, it dribbles out of the side of his mouth a lot of the time.

Took him to Doctor for quick check, temp etc was all ok. (paranoid new mum!)

thanks.

Ok a couple of things to try... lay him across your knees and rub his back. (best for trapped trumps)

One I found worked really well was dangling. Hold him up under his arms and let him dangle for a bit. It means he's fairly straight, so burps can rise up.

I always felt a bit mean hitting a baby on the back to get wind up.

DD always burps going up or down stairs.

Woo fast replies!

Thanks for these, only a few steps, no stairs in this house, but now that you mention it, even walking around sometimes helps.com must be a bit of jiggling helps.

Oh do Tiger in the Tree - basically lie him along your forearm with his head near your elbow and your hand under his stomach - your fingers should just reach round to the crotch area. (Baby's arms and legs dangle down hence the name!) It seems the heel of your hand on the stomach seems to help and you can rub their backs as well to help. DS used to love this and it really helped.

Oh yes jiggling good too. I found raising myself onto my tiptoes and dropping down again was a good stair substitute.

I used to sit on a chair, feet flat on the ground, and lie DD on her back with her head on my knees and her feet by my stomach. Then I'd hold her feet and gently make a bicycling movement with her legs (both together or one at a time). It compressed her tummy and burps would often come out but I felt happier because her head was supported.

I used to jiggle her on my knee, too. I'd sit her on one knee, hold her with both hands, then jiggle the knee gently so she jiggled up and down and the burps rose up.

We were Infacol mad as well. She was very gassy and uncomfortable when feeding and just after, but I gave her Infacol before every feed and it got a lot better. DH used to call it her 'special orange juice'.

Try Infacol. It helps all the little bubbles come together in one big one,so baby can manage it easier. You have to give before each feed. It stays in the gut and works for wind in the bowel too, makes it easier to pass the other end. It was (is) my saving grace, has been since DS was 1 week old, now 8 weeks.

Also, try and keep the mouth, esophagus and tummy in a 'straight line', if that makes sense. I 'sit' ds in front of me on my lap with his head tilted backwards in my hand, and tap gently on his back, upwards.

Good luck!

I used to sit my DD up and then move her upper body in a gentle circular motion, to simulate swiveling the hips IYSWIM... worked every time.

Reading that back, I actually sound quite mad. Hmm. Ah well, sod it, it worked.

When burping my DS I used to really struggle until I discovered that for him it was better if I patted his back quite low down - the small of his back - rather than higher up. This seemed to dislodge the burps more effectively.

We also used the up and down stairs trick.

I sit DD upright on my lap and tilt her very slightly forwards, supporting her head over her cheeks, then gently rub or pat her back. This seems to work really well for her, and saves her trickling milk all over my shoulder!!

i was told with to put arms over shoulder (very traditional) but thento pull legs down as much as possible to be straight. i never even get to the back patting bit.

Over the shoulder, as it puts a little pressure in their tummy which along with rubbing the back helps.

Patting didn't aways work, rubbing did, up and down as well as big circles anti clockwise, so like you are bringing it up iyswim.

Infacol worked when needed, yuk just reminded of infacol burps in the face nice and fruity

Sometimes it was just a matter of going till you got something. Oh and my mum thinks there always 2, so if you get one you have to keep going for another and that did seem to work too.

thanks all.