Windy Tip

If your baby sometimes has trouble bringing up wind try my top tips...

First top tip is to use infacol which is a magic invention that you drop into your baby's mouth directly before a feed (no waiting around) that joins all the tiny air bubbles in your baby's tummy and creates and more impressive (and relieving for you baby) burp. It is excellently packaged to make it easy and mess free to use (although I would still put the bib on first) keep one at home and one in your changing bag and use it before EVERY feed.

My winding technique has developed from experience with reflux babies that need special attention during burping. Some babies will bring up wind virtually unaided but for babies that need that extra help try this....



1. Place a hand under each of your baby's arms and in doing so raise their arms so that they are straight above their head.
2. Then place your baby gently on your shoulder- high enough that the they are in a straight line from toes to finger tips.
3. Rub your baby's back in circular motions on the left hand side.

Why this works:

Lifting the arms above the baby's head creates a clear straight passage for wind to easily rise up. Rubbing and NOT patting the back will decrease the chances of your babies tummy being bumped about and therefore minimize sickness (although of course some babies will still bring some milk back up this may reduce it). Finally as your baby's digestion happens on the left hand side, there is no point in rubbing on the right.

On a slightly different note, if your baby cries out whilst being fed they might be experiencing some sort of stomach ache- I would always place the baby front down across my lap (so that their stomach is on your legs) and rub their back relatively firmly to see if this relieves the pain.

Give it a go.