My baby is 10 months old. I breastfeed her only at night and she has problems with burping. Sometimes I have to hold her about 30 min for burping but during the day when she eats other baby food she doesn't have any burping problems. Is it OK for a ten-month-old to have problems with burping?
Thanks.
Babies who are breastfeed generally get less air in their stomach and do not need to burp. Don't worry about it.
By the time my son was this age, he had already outgrown (by a few months) me having to burp him. He was also breastfed and wasn't getting a lot of air, so it wasn't necessary for him to be burped. He handled it on his own and was very active, so sometimes he would burp on his own and sometimes he wouldn't. He never acted like he was uncomfortable. If she seems uncomfortable, then I would say you have a problem and need to try to continue to burp her, otherwise, you might just try laying her down and seeing how she does on her own. Good luck.
My son was breastfed at night also, and he never burped. He would always just go right to sleep and that was that. I don't think it's anything to worry about, she probably just doesn't need to. =)
It could possibly be that she doesn't need to burp. If she doesn't spit up without burping, don't worry about it. Our son was this way and it would seem nearly impossible to get him to burp after some feedings. I would always try for 5-10 minutes but I stopped doing it for an extended period. If I put him down, sometimes when he was rolling over or crawling, he would burp on his own with no problems.
I agree with Amanda. I quit burping my daughter by the time she was probably 5 months old because she didn't need to be burped anymore. She was breastfed also. You should probably try to not burp her and see how it goes.
