Newborns usually need to be burped for breastfeeding, which to some extent helps to prevent spitting up and indigestion.
The newborn’s stomach is still immature, the stomach mainly shows a horizontal position, and the cardia opening is more flaccid, if the breastfeeding posture is not appropriate, it is likely to cause spitting up phenomenon. When the child after eating milk, timely burping, to a certain extent, is conducive to improving and preventing infants from spitting up.
If the mother has too much milk, or the newborn’s posture is poor when eating milk, it is likely to lead to more gas inhalation during the process of eating milk, thus causing abdominal distension or indigestion. And after eating milk timely put the baby up to burp, is conducive to a certain degree to prevent flatulence or indigestion.
Therefore, newborns need to be burped after breastfeeding, which is good for the baby.