Burping baby at night

Hi Misty, My youngest was the same way. We, too, used Colic Calm before bed at night. Also since he slept with me – after nursing I’d lay him stomach down over my chest/tummy and pat his back until he burped or fell asleep. I just couldn’t contine to get up all hours of the night, which it would have been had I not let him share our bed. I hope your little girl feels better soon – so you both can get some shut eye. Blessings ~ Heather

Our third baby was a gulper, so I frequently would nurse him lying on my side, and propping him up to nurse on the “up”side so that he was almost sitting up straight against my curled up legs and that seemed to work well.  It seemed to keep the air from settling in his tummy somehow, and it didn’t get far before he’d burp (or, in his case, puke, LOL, he was a messy little thing)  Also make sure (and I don’t mean to sound insulting) that she’s getting a good latch as some sleepy babies “slack off” and latch funny at night; a good latch will help her not swallow so much air.  Hope something one of us posts helps!

Cheers

all of my babies have been very “colicky” – even my twins which was not fun in the middle of the night. I did a lot of what the other ladies mentioned too. One thing I found that worked with all of mine and has helped when I’ve held others’ babies is to massage their tummy on the lower left side – that is where your descending colon is. It worked like a charm the majority of the time to burst those bubbles 🙂 I would also carry them around on their tummies draped over my arm (keeps pressure on the tummy to help those bubbles) and sometimes massage with the other hand. Another odd thing that worked for us with our twins was a Bumbo seat – for whatever reason we could sit them in those and they would belch like a grown man (sorry – not very pleasant but true) and then many times fall right asleep. I hope you and baby girl get some relief!

I am just reaching the “other side” with a colicky baby — for the first 4 to 5 months mine would sleep well during the day but was up almost all night, every night.

The first thing I want to say, I am praying for you right now. Those sleepless nights are so hard. Praying for grace, for strength, for everything you will need to face this day.

Second thing is, we tried the gripe water and didn’t get a lot of relief from it. But what did make a *very* noticeable difference was baby probiotics. I was skeptical when the dr suggested we try them but I was also desperate! So I gave it a try and within 3 or 4 days she was definitely better than before. If I ever forgot to give them to her for a day or two she would regress. I won’t say that giving her probiotics took the colic away but it was a definite improvement. Worth a try?

HTH. All the best,

Jenn