One of the first tips we receive when we have a newborn is to put it to burp Just finish the shot.
Some do it right away, others take a little longer and others never get to do it.
Common sense (every day we have less of this) says that if a baby does not burp it is because he has nothing to burp, however there are mothers worried about this reason who end up showing their concern: “It costs me a lot, much to do the belching "
And here comes the doubt: Is it necessary to burp after the shots? It depends on whether the child has swallowed air or not. The air makes the stomach more relaxed. This activates the opening reflex of the lower esophageal sphincter, which communicates the esophagus with the stomach, so that the air comes out.
Being hot, cold, being wet or stained, feeling alone, being too hungry, ... in short, crying for whatever reason makes them swallow air (Years ago, when X-rays were not considered dangerous, it occurred to someone to x-ray babies during crying and he realized that babies have little gas when they start crying but a lot of gas when they have been crying for a while).
If they also take the shots after crying and arrive too hungry, they eat greedily and tend to swallow air.
By removing these situations, in normal conditions, babies perfectly seal their mouth with their chest. This makes it impossible to ingest air and put it to burp is fruitless (and annoying if the poor guy is half asleep).
In case you take a bottle the situation changes. The bottle, unlike the breast, contains milk and air (the breast only has milk) and often, if the bottle does not have the correct inclination or at the time it is finished the nipple is filled with air, the baby ends up swallowing both things, air and milk.
The best way for the air to come out is to have the baby upright. The air mixed with the liquid rises upwards (it is a simple physical law). In cultures where babies are subject to the body in an upright position they burp themselves without the need for any special maneuver.
If the baby, after breastfeeding (or after taking), falls asleep peacefully, it is likely that he has no air to expel, so we will not do anything special. Putting it upright would only make him wake up and cry (and fill himself with air that he would then have to expel).
If instead he is restless and restless you may have to burp, after which, most of the time, they surrender to the restful sleep they so crave.
Happy belching!
