Spitting Up No More

Baby's spit-up episodes have all but ceased. In fact, when she does spit up I can almost certainly say it's because she's had too much to eat. She also used to be a champion burper and at about four months either she's eating more effectively or else she's getting rid of her gas more quietly.

Burps and Spitups

She's doing a lot less of them lately. In the beginning I had to burp her every single feed-- once in the middle and once at the end at least. She used to spit up a few mouthfuls a day as well. Now she'll spit up only once in a while and today was the first time I thought she needed a burp-- and she did-- in a couple of weeks at least. Just before that, I was touting her as a champion burper. She could really let 'em rip.
I don't remember her big brother needing any encouragement to burp. He'd just produce them once in a while unexpectedly. She'd a tad colicky, I guess.

The Big Burp

Why do babies need to be burped? Why don't they just burp naturally like the rest of us? I suppose they would burp eventually on their own, but we need them to burp sooner than later so that they get the air out of their tummies and make room for more food so that they're not hungry again in 10 minutes. That's my reason-- not the official one.

I am just learning the importance of burping with this second child. I never burped DS (though in hindsight maybe I should have.) This child seems to need it more.