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I am very stressed out. My baby hardly burp even after i try different method, and this leads her to vomiting (like merlion) once in a while. She is fed every 3 hours 80ml (only 1 month old). No sign of pain or crying after vomiting but i still worry a lot. Please help a first time mother out, what should i do? And what went wrong?😭

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Hi mama! My baby was like that too - the spit up is normal because their sphincter (like a gate) isn't developed enough and cannot stop the milk from coming out 🥹 I have 2 tips: 1. It's not about finding 1 perfect burp method - it's about movement. Keep moving baby and put her in different positions every few minutes. This helps to create movement in belly and encourage the air to surface. TikTok has a lot of resources of different burp methods - I would keep cycling through until baby burps. Sometimes take quite a while 10-20 mins) 2. Continue to sit baby upright / slightly forward while holding chin for another 20-30 mins after the feed so the milk can settle. My baby used to spit the milk up so often I was changing our bedsheets everyday. These two things helped me!! Also remember to offer additional milk and feed by demand if baby seems to be hungry (since they spit out milk) and if the soft spot at the top of the head sinks in, baby might be dehydrated and you should bring to doc Trust me mama it will pass as baby grows bigger. You're doing an awesome job!!