Burping and Hiccups!

James used to get the Hiccups all the time when he was little it doesn't hurt them as they used to get them while in the womb to.

Burping wise my midwife told me at the time not to try anymore than five minutes and that will come out the other end if they don't.

As for the pooing question I can't remember what he was doing poo wise that far back sorry.

You can give him some gripe water if his hiccups are bothering him.

With the burping - hmmm Ashleigh was a shocker to burp, sometimes we would spend up to 45 mins trying to get a burp out of her. But if we didn't then she would wake up shortly after going down, really upset with wind so it was something we needed to do. It really came down to finding a good way to burp that suited Ashleigh. I guess if he still awake and not drawing his legs up then maybe he doesn't have wind?

hey hon, re poos, very normal for the frequency to change, BF'ed babies can poo as little as ever few days and that si still considered normal, I think though they should be popping something out at least everyday....but every 3-4th nappy is perfectly fine, as is every nap.
DO you have little seed like things in his poos? If they are nice and yellow most of the time with little seeds then that is just perfect, Sam is receiving and processing your milk just like he should be

Renee, my Sam gets the hiccups a couple of times a day. DH always comments on how violent they look but it doesn't seem to bother her too much. If she has a particularly bad case she will growl after the hiccup which is hilarious :) She had them the same amount in the womb.
Also my midwife told us if we couldn't burp Sam in a few minutes then don't keep trying for ages. Sometimes you just have to put them down without burping them otherwise you would be there for hours. I find that if she won't burp, if I put her down for a little while she will grumble when it starts to bother her and when I pick her up she usually lets rip :) Not ladylike little burps either, trust me, this child could be a sailor!
Re; the poos. She used to do them at every change, but is now more like every 3rd or 4th as well. It is almost a relief :) Breast feed babies can go up to a week without pooing and it is not a problem apparently, so I certainly wouldn't be concerned with every 3rd or 4th nappy. Also I noticed that during a growth spurt it got really revolting and smelly, which would co-inside nicely with his age as they have them around 2,4,6,8 & 12 weeks.

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