Health Tip: Burping Baby

And help relieve tummy pain

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(HealthDay News) -- Brand new parents may be uneasy about the best way to burp their newborn.

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The Nemours Foundations suggests that you may have to stop feeding fussy infants every two or three ounces. The foundation offers this list of popular positions for burping baby:

• Sit upright and place the infant against your chest with baby's chin resting on your shoulder. It's a good idea to place a towel or burp cloth there to spare your clothes.
• Hold your baby with one hand and support the head and neck, using the other hand to gently and repeatedly pat baby's back.
• Sit baby on your knee, with one hand holding baby's chest and cupping the chin. Then, gently pat baby's back with your other hand.
• Lie baby belly-down across your lap, with the head a little higher than the chest. Gently pat baby's back until you hear a burp.

-- Diana Kohnle