Babies + Burping

As a hospital based Lactation Consultant I heard LOTS of misinformation and just plain crazy statements from coworkers including; “That baby does not want to eat every 2 hours, she needs formula”, or , “I told that Mom she can bottle feed and just breastfeed later”, and my all time personal favorite, “That baby is exclusively breastfeeding but is so gassy. I know you don’t need to burp a breastfed baby so I don’t know what his problem is.”

To be fair, most Pediatricians and Nurses take less than 5 hours of Lactation Specific Education throughout their educational journey. It’s not their fault, it’s the system’s fault. But, knowing I can not tackle the whole world at once, I like to start at home. Educating my fellow peers while empowering them with education (and not judgement) is one thing I do miss about my time as a hospital LC. But this misinformation doesn’t just go around in the hospital, it’s plastered all over google and shared constantly on social media (especially tiktok). Can we agree on something right now? Can we agree we’ll use social media for fun but NOT for education? Anyone can say anything but your source should ALWAYS be someone with proper schooling, degrees and/or certificates. Find someone in their wheelhouse! 

Okay, rant over. Let’s talk burping.

There is no right or wrong way to burp your baby.

This technique is called bicycle legs because, you can move infant’s leg’s back and forth as if they were pedaling a bike. Think about making slow but steady pedals on a bike, tucking knees to chest.