QOTD : A fan asks - I have a four week old boy who isnt much of a crier but the stretching and grunting and moaning noises he makes are unbelievable... Has anyone else got a grunter?? Is this normal?? Is it a sign of wind?? Tizzie Tip - WINDING (pages 49-50) Regardless of how or what you are feeding your baby, winding her is very important. Wind is caused by your baby taking in air while she is feeding and when this air accumulates in the tummy, you may end up with a very unsettled baby. Some babies seem to suffer more from wind than others. I tell all my clients to start by winding their baby every 30 ml if bottle-feeding and every three minutes if breastfeeding. Watch how your baby responds to this in the evening. If there is no unsettled period, slowly increase the amount of milk you give your baby between winding. Spend a bit of extra time at the end of a feed winding, just to make sure all the air has come up. I also recommend that after each burp, during or at the end of a feed, you offer her some more milk. To get the air bubbles up, have your baby’s back as straight as possible. I find the easiest way to achieve this is to hold your baby on your lap, with one hand supporting her chin and under her arms, and pat or rub her back. Another way is to lay her head and arms over your shoulder and again pat or rub her back. If I can’t get a burp up, I sometimes lie the baby down for a minute and then lift her up again. With the assistance of gravity, the burp often comes up.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:29:43 +0000
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