I'm a big believer in follow the baby's lead. I tell mothers they'll know if baby needs burping. And if it doesn't, why bother? One of mine needed burping for 2 weeks quite early on. I found it tedious in the extreme and was thrilled when she got over it.
But mothers are harassed by grandparents etc on this one. Burping is like bathing - women are under pressure from previous generations of mothers. I really feel these women judge by the standards and practices of their day: you can measure how good a mother someone is by whether she baths her baby every day, and whether she burps it vigorously for 30 mins after every feed. Of course, these are the women who introduced solids at 6 weeks and had babies toilet trained by 6 months (have had one tell me of 2 months!). I tell mothers - and grandmothers - that times change, practices change, do what works for you and your baby. Kate ----- Original Message ----- From: "wump fish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 9:35 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] burping/winding Thanks for your replies! I guess it is a case of encouraging the mother to follow her baby. If he falls asleep after a good feed then leave him. If he is fidgeting about and seems uncomfortable try winding him to see if that is the problem. They will soon work out if they have a baby who needs to burp or not. I never winded my babies. My mother in law insisted on winding my son if she was around. After being jogged and rubbed he would puke up his entire feed and have to be fed again - very annoying! Rachel _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN Search Toolbar now includes Desktop search! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
