Baby Hiccups

gsancho

How many times a day do you notice your baby has the hiccups?  I didn't feel anything for a while, but now she has them 4-5 times a day.  I asked my OB about it and she just said it's a good sign to feel hiccups and not to worry about it.  I'm not necessarily worried...but man, it seems like she always has it!  So just curious what you ladies who are further along have felt.

ajlmom

When I was pregnant I had them 3-4 times a day. My DD continues to have lots of hiccups after she was born. Don't worry too much

pblge

My LO had them all the time for a while, but they've gotten less frequent. I was worried she was having them for too long. I clocked her once at about 18 minutes straight. The MW told me it's absolutely nothing to worry about, despite some bad info floating around from the WTEWYE series. If anything it's a good sign of normal development.

bears1011

Just this past week (I'm 27 weeks) I've noticed she has them most nights, usually just once per night for about 5 mins.

Ecarabeo217

I felt them all the time. Baby still has hiccups every so often

ladyteach0505

This has caused me MUCH stress for several weeks now.

I noticed back around 28 weeks a little tapping feeling down by my bikini line and thought it was strange but cute.  Over time the frequency increased and has become a daily thing.  Usually LO hiccups at least 4 times a day for 7-15 minutes and can go as many as 7 or 8 times in a day.  I have mentioned this at my last three appointments because it is causing my anxiety to sky rocket.  (WTEWYE says that if the hiccuping is "excessive" it may be a problem...Great.  Thanks.)  My OB and an on-call OB both say it's her central nervous system developing.  My OB also said that a lack of movement is indicative of a cord issue and since my LO is moving like crazy he's not concerned.

That said, I insisted on another ultrasound at 35 1/2 weeks.  The OB is worried that if I see the cord wrapped one time (something he says happens in 30% of deliveries) my anxiety will be worse for the last few weeks.  But at this point I guess I just feel like I need to do everything I can to be sure that there really is nothing out of the ordinary going on.    Anxiety sucks.

turquoisequeen

@ladyteach0505 let us know how the u/s goes! Baby has started having hiccups maybe once a day or every other day. OB says this is normal so I hope yours is normal too!

pblge

@ladyteach0505 - The WTEWYE bit about excessive hiccups hasn't been backed up by a single doctor or other source I've seen. I think they're just flat out wrong on that point! Also, I felt a lot better about nuchal cords after reading this page. Be sure to watch the video (just the first minute) of the baby born with a REALLY tangled cord.
https://midwifethinking.com/2010/07/29/nuchal-cords/?blogsub=confirming#blog_subscription-3