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Swallowed air

Swallowed air is air that enters a baby’s digestive tract during breastfeeding or bottle-feeding.

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Burping mistakes to avoid

Burping mistakes to avoid

What burping is meant to do Burping, or eructation, is the release of gas from the upper gastrointestinal tract. In babies, that gas commonly consists of air swallowed during breastfeeding or bottle-feeding. Swallowing some air is normal because infants are still developing coordinated suck-swallow-breathe patterns, and their feeding technique can change with hunger, fatigue, nasal […]