My 3 weeks old hates it when I paused feeding to wind him. He is on breastmilk (boobs and bottles) and gets pretty unsettled after feeding if i don’t burp in between. But whenever i try to wind him, he would scream and made me feel bad for doing it. I try sitting him on my knee and pat his back gently, try over the shoulder etc.
Is there any tips I should know about? Also my mum thinks I was bit rough patting him but tbh thats how i was shown by the midwife.
Also sometimes after few attempts he wouldn’t burp, should i keep trying and how long for?
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I had a similar experience with mine (now 6wks), the MHC Nurses advice was
- totally normal for baby to scream , you’ve taken away his favourite thing and he’s probably uncomfortable from the wind
- breastfeeding results in less (almost no) air being taken in, so there’s less burping required. Overnight I almost don’t burp at all or do very gently
- if he’s really losing it partway through feeding on a bottle, just burp at the end, it’s not worth it pausing him throughout if he’s getting that worked up
I’ve also found that having him on my knee and simply applying gentle pressure to his lower back to straighten his posture while cupping under his chin elicits burps - they might be smaller and more frequent and might take a little longer but he tolerates this sitting position much better than being patted or put over the shoulder. Essentially you just need to straighten the posture to open the airway up out of the newborn scrunch and the air will find its way up.

My baby (now 6 weeks) doesn't like giving up his wind also breast and EBM bottle feeding I've noticed with him he likes being up right on my shoulder and I just go for a walk which them initiates him to burp.
If he doesn't burp he farts (we also have to help him fart)

My 4wo boy is the same. I do a trade of with the dummy while I burp him. Usually keeps him settled enough to get a bit of wind up
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