Hiccups in the womb

[kicsr]

I went to NCT classes today at 35 weeks pg. I am the only Mummy not to have felt baby hiccup in the womb. Should I be concerned?

Don't think so. As long as your baby is moving at least 10 times a day it's nothing to worry about. Some hiccup and some don't. It's a weird feeling so you may have felt it an not known ?

Tillysmummy, this baby doesnt stop moving still!! Just doesnt seem to hiccup, thats all! xx

Kicsr, sounds fine to me ! Do you know what you're having ?

A little monkey!! No I don't, other than baby is big! I think babys a boy..........

How exciting - I'm jealous. Although not quite ready to be pregnant again yet. I hated pregnancy, especially at the end. I bet you're so excited !

I really really really cant wait. How old is Tilly now? I have found the physical part of Pgy easy, but the hormonal part and emotional side very difficult to deal with.

Kicsr, your comment 'a little monkey' made me smile. We knew from the off that our second had a personality quite different from his sister and it really was evident from his behaviour in the womb... Now at 17 months he is still 'a little monkey' but he is our 'little monkey' and we love him! Good luck all of you with your pregnancies and bundles of joy... I am going to have to keep off these Mums-to-be threads as I get far too broody!

Tilly is 7 months now. Born on September 11th - can you believe it ! I remember exactly how it was. I was very lucky too with the physical side but just felt sooo hormonal and so unattracitve !

Unattractive is the key word, and all my girlfriends seem to be losing weight and turning into supermodels. Don't get me wrong, I am not vain, but like to look the best that I can with what I have got, and at the moment all I have are stretchmarks all over my tummy and blue breasts!! My partner couldnt be more supportive, but this week, with the weather being hot, and living in an "influential" area of London, where every other girl is a wanna be model, its kinda hard to compete in my Father in laws jogging bottoms and old baggy t-shirt!!!

Winnie, I have a feeling this little one is going to be a handful, yes, but a very wanted handful! Good luck with your little one!xxx

Don't worry Kiscr, it will all be worth it. I know exactly how you feel. I hated my body changes although at the same time was sort of fascintated with the whole thing. I felt very insecure though and my DH was fabulous. Putting up with me being SOO hormonal !!

You sound exactly the same as I feel now. I wouldnt want life any different and would literally lose a limb for this little one, I am so in love with baby, despite all the physical side effects. However its not easy to accept the physical changes all the time. Did you find it took long to get a figure back after pgy?

No not at all. I bfed for about 12 weeks which really helped with the initial weight loss and then when I stopped altogther the rest came off. I think that when you are bf you retain a certain amount of body fat because you need it. But, after 6 months I was back into all my old skinny trousers and skirts as I called them. I fitted all my normal trousers by about 4 months, transitional clothes between 2 and 4 months still. So it doesn't take long. Of course it depends how much weight you put on during the pregnancy but I put on quite a lot. About 2 and a half stone I think. The only thing that isn't great which takes a while to go is I have this flap of loose skin on my tummy (like a kangaroo pouch !) which hasn't shrunk back yet, but it's worth it for her !

I think I have forgotten what it feels like to be thin seriously. Hopefully so has my other half!! I think having the baby April/May is a lovely time of year as I will be taking baby out for lots of walks in the sunshine, and the weather is an incentive to get some exercise. So when you having the next one! Wink wink!

I'm broody now but probably won't start trying for another year ! Great tip, I walked every day for an hour or an hour and a half for the first 8 weeks when Tilly was born. It was great.

I don't think this baby hiccouped till later than 35 weeks. It isn't a problem. As long as you can feel movement.

I am now 40 1/2 weeks pregnant and I can sure feel the hiccoups now. Mind you the glass of red wine I've just had may have something to do with it!

kicsr - my ds hiccupped for england in the womb -and sure enough he still hiccups like that now at 4.5mnths! He doesn't seem to mind, but any adult nearby gets a look of concerned dread As I far as I can see manna no hiccups now = no hiccups later = good thing!!!

My son moved very little in utero. In fact, he'd only wake up and move around when he heard a particular song - Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana!! He never hiccupped (that I knew anyway) and very rarely does now at 3. When he does he says he's got "Haircuts"!

hi i am 34 weeks pregnant with my second baby. my son was not very active and didn't move that much but with this pregnancy the baby moves a lot and also very hard - infact it hurts so much i have to sit down. My friends baby was the same and is now colicky - could there be a link - i hope not. Anyone with similar experiences.

Jinna, sorry but my ds, now 3, was very active and hiccupped alot when I was carrying him and when he was born he was a colicky baby who would not stay still for a second. He used to kick me as I was trying to breastfeed him and at the slightest sound would come off the breast (without opening his mouth!) to see what was going on. He would often end up with the hiccups after a feed and we spent many an evening trying to comfort him through colic until he was 12 weeks. Now at 3 he rarely stops moving, if he is awake, but on the otherhand he is very inquisative and I can see he is just a sponge soaking up all the information he can get his hands on. I don't know if this applies to all active babies in the womb but this has been my experience. I have number 2 due in 8 1/2 weeks and this does seem to be a quieter pregnancy, I have not felt this baby hiccup either and I am hoping for a slightly quieter child but will have to wait and see if this really does have any bearing on the personality. I'm sure whatever type of child you end up with you will love them all the same.

anyone else with similar experiences. I have also had a craving for fizzy drinks - i wonder if that has had an effect on the baby. A little worried that the baby may be colicky - but i will love it no matter what - that goes without saying.

My dd hiccuped a lot in utero and was a very active baby while inside - she is a very active toddler now and still occasionally gets hiccups (which make her giggle, which make her hiccup even more - very funny)! But she never had colic and always slept well.

my ds was extremely active in womb and now out, as well as the hiccups mentioned earlier. However, he never had colic and sleeps well, although often hiccups after a bottle. I did put him on the gf routine, however, which I believe really helps to combat any colicky tendancies, so couldn't say what he would have been like otherwise! good luck!

ds had permanent hiccups in utero and out. He was often hiccupy after a feed and showed some mild signs of discomfort (??wind, ??colic) at around 4-7weeks, which used to be helped +++ with infacol. He's always busy, v inquisitive, far too pre-occupied to ever concentrate on feeding for long, especially bf (5mins max then desparate to look around again) does 360degree turns around the bed during sleep, never in one position for long etc etc. This pg I've felt much stronger mvt, and more frequent bouts of mvt, plus plenty of hiccups again. Can't imagine this one is going to be even more hyper!! HELP!! Hope there's not really a connection.

For what it's worth, both of mine hiccuped for England in the womb. Ds was very colicky, dd never had a single bout of colic. Both are very active children and have been from as soon as they could move.