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Conference moira::parenting_v3

Title:	Parenting
Notice:	READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING
Moderator:	CSC32::DUBOIS

Created:	Wed May 30 1990
Last Modified:	Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1364
Total number of notes:	23848

732.0. "How long to Burp a Baby?" by PROSE::BLACHEK () Tue Feb 26 1991 14:10

    When does a child no longer need to be burped after a bottle?
    
    My daughter and her cousin are both about 9 months old.  I haven't
    burped Gina in a few months and she manages to get the air out by
    herself.
    
    Her cousin, Ian, seems to still need to be burped.  The problem is that
    he is now living with my parents and wakes up several times in the
    night screaming.  I told my Mother to "Ferberize" him, but she claims
    that he needs to be burped and then falls back asleep.
    
    When he was a few months old, he was very sensitive to gas and his
    parents did have a hard time burping him.  So, maybe this is 
    consistent.  
    
    I thought I'd ask here...I know I can get the answer in this file!
    
    judy

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
732.1	Doesn't usually continue this long.	CRONIC::ORTH		`Tue Feb 26 1991 16:15`	13
	Most kids we've known have stopped needing to be burped by this age (9 mos.), and actually, usualy long before (by about 6-7 mos.). But some do continue to need the help a bit longer. I would wonder about a baby waking up several times a night needing to be burped. I would be more inclined to think that he was burping when he was picked up, because he'd been crying, thus swallowing air, and when picked up, he stopped crying and could burp it up. If he stopped crying on his own, he probably wuold burp on his own. Does he still need burping after a bottle? If not, he is quite unlikely to need it at night, I would think. He falls back asleep cause he's been comforted. I agree...he needs to learn to comfort himself and get himself back to sleep. --dave--
732.2	He can probably belch with the best!	NEWPRT::WAHL_RO		`Wed Feb 27 1991 11:10`	12
	My 9 month old has no trouble burping, in fact she sounds like she just polished off a six pack of beer. I haven't burped her since she's been around 3 months. If your nephew is suffering from gas, have they tried the simethicone drops? {we use Mylicon}. Although we haven't touched them in 5 months! A tangent, my grandmother says its an American custom to burp babies. She claims that the whole ritual of burping is much less common in Europe. Any European noters care to reply???? Rochelle
732.3		SIEVAX::CORNE	Sometimes you get the Elevator, sometimes the Shaft	`Thu Feb 28 1991 07:40`	4
	Babies in (old) England definitely need burping. I dunnow about the rest of Europe though! Jc
732.4	Small rathole here	PROSE::BLACHEK		`Thu Feb 28 1991 11:14`	13
	I think .1 hit it on the head...Ian is taking in air while he screams. I talked to my Mom about it and will talk to my brother too (Ian's dad). I can't speak directly about a European experience, but my mother-in-law is a first generational Italian and she drove me nuts talking about getting the baby to burp. Gas, gas, gas, she blamed every problem on it! My husband says I blame everything on Gina being tired, so I guess we all have our pet blames. :-) judy
732.5	pet blames	TIPTOE::STOLICNY		`Thu Feb 28 1991 11:22`	7
	re: .4 Judy, My "pet blame" is teething....don't know what I'll blame nasty behaviour on when all his teeth are in! Better start thinking of a new one... :-) cj/