No mum likes to see her tiny baby in distress, and we would do anything to make them feel that little bit more comfortable, especially when it comes to aches and pains.
So when we came across this Australian mum’s handy way to burp her baby, we just had to share it.
Uploaded to her Instagram account, mum-of-two Sophie Cachia, who blogs at The Young Mummy, explained how she came across this method by accident with her first child, Bob, and has been using it ever since.
Here is her post in full.
"Burping! So many questions, so many ways, so many 'she won't f**king burp' and 'he hasn't burped - should I take the risk and put him down?'
"This is my fool-proof way I've burped both of my kids.
"I completely stumbled across it by pure accident with Bob, but it worked for him as a newborn, so I did the same method with Flossy.
"Simply (it's definitely not always SIMPLE, sometimes they arch their back and you need to use some gentle-but-firm mummy/daddy love to hold them in place) sit them on your lap and bring their knees bent in like so, and lift their arms up to about 90 degree angle.
"I'm not sure if it's because it straightens their back or opens up their body more, but I find my kids have just magically burped this way.
"They need to be calm though and body relaxed - hence the dummy because Flossy was screaming the roof off seconds before as she'd finished her bottle.
"By no means am I preaching that my way is THE way to burp and telling you YOU MUST DO IT (don't we hate those people!?!) - I'm just offering some assistance and tips to try for new mums who may be struggling in this field.
"I know I certainly did before accidentally doing this."
However, before signing off for the night, she had one more handy to to share.
"If worse comes to worst and they won't settle, it's because my kids are still hungry. Don't worry about how much you read your baby should be drinking, listen to your baby."
What do you think of her trick? If you do decide to try it out let us know how you get on.
