Fetal Hiccups!!

[first1]

I've heard of babies in the womb getting them, but just wondering what they're suppose to feel like? I'm 30 weeks and over the past few days I think I've felt her hiccupping about three times. Like a rhythmic, consistent spell of mini kicks for several minutes?! Could someone enlighten me please if this sounds about right!

[themacsmum]

That sounds like hiccups to me. With DS I had quite a lot of extra monitoring and although I couldn't feel the hiccups due to his position I could see them on the monitoiring chart and that looked like what you've described. I'm now 33 weeks with DD and have felt what I think are hiccups in the last few weeks and I would describe them in excatly the same way as you have. Remeber not to record them on your kick chart though as they don't count!

[first1]

Oh I didn't know they didnt count as movement, so thank you for the tip. Good luck for the next few weeks!

[isthatporridgeinyourhair]

Sounds like hiccups to me Had them with both DS1 and 2. I could feel (and see) my belly move and they hiccupped a a lot during the first few weeks too.