My baby looks to be asleep but wakes up crying or screaming 5-10 minutes later?
Chances are your baby has wind and needs to be burped. This can happen at bedtime and during the night, when your baby hasn’t had her normal awake time and been upright long enough for any wind to come up. Keep her swaddled, pick and and burp over your shoulder. Then put her back into bed and pat or sssh to help her get back to sleep if needed. After her next bedtime or night-time feed, try to ensure you get all possible burps up, even if you sit for a few extra minutes with her upright to allow wind to come up more easily. If you are having this issue we recommend the Baby Whispering DVD which covers burping techniques really well. Also read our article on Burping, Wind & Reflux for newborns.
