eli5 how does burping a baby work, like what exactly are you doing?

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eli5 how does burping a baby work, like what exactly are you doing?

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During the feeding process air gets mixed into the babies stomach with the milk, if you don’t burp the baby are prone to spit-up whatever they were fed. Air rises so a couple pats on the back gets all the air up and coming out in the burp.