05-01-2004, 02:25 PM
It has already been mentioned, but... Wind. Wind. wind - it'll be at least 3 months before they become strong enough to burp by themselves. If they scream just after a feed - you can guarantee it is wind.
And suffering from it occasionally as an adult, believe me, it hurts! A pick up and a little winding will do wonders for the baby.
One of the tricks I used with my kids to determine if it is still wind causing the problem, is to hold them horizontally in my arms - if they scream - it's wind, if they fall asleep, they are just after the attention. Doctors recommend that a baby be at least 1 month old before you can leave them to scream for any length of time (longer than about 5 minutes or so), and even then, 20-30 minutes at a stretch is the maximum - if they are still screaming after that - there is something definitely bugging them.
And suffering from it occasionally as an adult, believe me, it hurts! A pick up and a little winding will do wonders for the baby.
One of the tricks I used with my kids to determine if it is still wind causing the problem, is to hold them horizontally in my arms - if they scream - it's wind, if they fall asleep, they are just after the attention. Doctors recommend that a baby be at least 1 month old before you can leave them to scream for any length of time (longer than about 5 minutes or so), and even then, 20-30 minutes at a stretch is the maximum - if they are still screaming after that - there is something definitely bugging them.