/oss/taxonomy/term/3785/all en /oss/article/did-you-know/did-you-know-you-dont-need-burp-babies <p>It’s a commonplace occurrence: When a baby is done eating, their mom or dad places them over their shoulder and pats their back to get them to burp.</p> <p>It turns out that this familiar routine is probably useless.</p> <p>The theory behind the practice is that while nursing, babies inhale air that needs to be expelled after feeding. Patting their backs causes them to bring up that air, and well, burp.</p> Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:53:27 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7673 at /oss