Should breast milk be burped?

Patient's question:

My little one has been spilling or vomiting milk almost every time after eating breast milk recently. I don't know what's going on. A few weeks ago, it wasn't this bad. I've tried many methods, but in the end, I just held him upright for half an hour. But as soon as I put him down, he would vomit again. It's so frustrating, and it breaks my heart.

Doctor's answer:

Hello, babies all spit up milk. Sometimes even if you burp them, they still spit up because their stomachs are horizontal. Breastfeeding also requires burping, it's said that there are no burps that can't be burped, but I often can't burp them either. My baby used to spit up badly before he was two months old, spraying milk like a fountain, it really broke my heart. Now that he's bigger, it's better. By the way, try not to change his diaper after feeding, don't move him.

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