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37 weeks and hiccuping baby!!

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Hotmad · 28/10/2013 12:36

Hi everyone, hope u all survived the weather! Wondering what other mums have to say on this subject.... I'm 37 weeks pregnant and for last 2 weeks I'd say, my baby has been hiccuping more and more.... Started off like once every couple days and increased to like yesterday maybe 5 or 6 times....... I called midwife today for advice and she said it was ok and to not read things on internet! I'd rather be cautious than just ignore things though..... To be honest I don't like the hiccup sensation, it feels weird... What are others experiences in this? When should I worry? If at all do u think? Thanks everyone!

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polkadotsrock · 28/10/2013 12:39

My first hiccuped almost constantly for about 10weeks (possibly a slight exaggeration but it was a lot!!) and this one probably does it at least once a day, truly never struck me to worry about it and I don't think you need to either

Shellywelly1973 · 28/10/2013 12:42

No need to worry! Its where the baby is practicing swallowing. Thats what my midwife told me.

It is a strange sensation but nothing to worry about.

Iheartcrunchiebars · 28/10/2013 12:44

My baby hiccuped all the tip...she's 15 days old now...still hiccuping!

AngusAndElspethsThistleWhistle · 28/10/2013 12:46

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Mummabear12 · 28/10/2013 13:36

Mine did it for weeks and weeks everyday and because I didn't have any sickness I always joked that I would have a sicky baby! She was the sickyest baby I've ever known lol up until about 7 months! Hope this isn't the case for you! X

callamia · 28/10/2013 13:43

Mine hiccuped a lot - sometimes six times a day, and it only really decreased right before he was born. I had a scan at 34 weeks (not related to hiccuping!), but I was reassured that there was no cord problem. He was just hiccupy.

At two and a half weeks old, he still gets frequent hiccups, and looks utterly confused by them.

Franchini · 28/10/2013 14:07

My DD hiccuped all the time and then continued to do so for a few months after she was born!

elQuintoConyo · 28/10/2013 14:14

It was impossible to balance my book on pregnant belly as DS had such enormous hiccups. All. The. Time!

Absolutely nothing to worry about, although they do feel a bit wierd. Once DS was born I can't really remember him hiccuping much, so he obviously didn't.

Embrace the wierd, it won't last long Grin

WorriedMouse · 28/10/2013 14:32

I've been worried about this too after reading horror stories online. I've taken every opportunity to ask different midwives their opinions and every one has said it's a good sign. I've been monitored for other things and baby seems happy in there! My first baby never had hiccups so this has been a different experience!! Out if interest, those with hiccuppy babies, did they have colic or trapped wind?

PinkParsnips · 28/10/2013 16:11

I'm 38+1 and I noticed an increase in hiccups from last week as well! I've read its a good sign too.

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Hotmad · 28/10/2013 16:33

Thanks everyone!! You have really helped reassure me, I'm totally not a worrier -and usually I'm the last to seek medical advice on things but when it comes to my baby I feel so protective and I owe her to do rite and be responsible as I Have made this decision to bring her into th world!! Being preggers is tough!

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AutumnNights · 28/10/2013 16:39

My Ds who is now 4 hiccuped all the time when I was pg with him. He was/is fine and didn't struggle with trapped wind or colic. I didn't realise it was something to potentially worry about.

Toowittoowoo · 28/10/2013 18:24

Mine hiccups all the time - it never crossed my mind to ask the midwife or google it!

My mum has always said that I was very hiccupy baby though so I guess I have grown up thinking it was normal!

I thought I was strange that DD1 didn't hiccup at all to be honest.....

elQuintoConyo · 29/10/2013 06:45

DS had colic for four months. However, the birth was very stressful: forceps birth, DS suffered shoulder distocia and had a weird shaped head for the first year - much more likely to be a cause of colic than the hiccuping, imho.

BloodiedGhouloshes · 29/10/2013 06:51

DC1 hiccupped almost constantly in utero. I thought it was funny. He is still very hiccupy now!

BloodiedGhouloshes · 29/10/2013 06:52

Oh, and no, he certainly never suffered from colic or trapped wind..... he was very easy on that score.

pumpkinkitty · 29/10/2013 06:54

My LO had hiccups all the time, used to drive me mad when I was trying to sleep!

She also had hiccups a lot when she was little, and very cutely, she gets hiccups now if we make her laugh too much :)

Geneticsbunny · 29/10/2013 08:49

Mine last one always used to get hiccups when I was trying to sleep. It is good for them as it helps their diaphragm muscle get stronger to help them breath once they are born.

PinkApple86 · 29/10/2013 11:22

Ds was hiccupy and once he engaged i could feel it cough down there. Now he's 4week's old and still hiccupy. in fact in the womb I could feel him wriggling and kicking when he had them and getting annoyed, and he does that now he's out bless him Grin

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