FTM - Winding

[misslissa]

Hi ladies,

How long do you wind after feeding? I have a 6 day old so all new to me

Xx

 

[optimistic1]

I pat my daughter either until she burps or falls asleep. She's a pretty gassy baby so she almost always needs to burp.

 

[misslissa]

Thanks, I've been forgetting to do it and think he's struggled with wind. Got to be consistent from now on.

 

[optimistic1]

Yeah at first I wasn't burping her cause the internet told me breast fed babies don't need it but we had a lot of rough cranky nights because of it since then I tried to get her to burp everytime she eats.

 

[misslissa]

That's what I had thought. I've had fantastic support from midwives re getting him feeding but no one has really made much fuss about winding so I've kind of not bothered. Now I have a feeling I should be. I've just tried for ten mins though and nothing, same earlier. How long do you keep going?

 

[optimistic1]

After ten minutes if she doesn't burp I usually give up cause my arm gets tired. Usually I can feel if she really needs it...kinda like a bubbly feeling when I'm patting her..its hard to describe.