How many hiccups is to many?

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Hi ladies I'm 31 weeks pregnant.
Iv read conflicting stories on internet about hiccups. My girls always hiccuping. Should I phone in?

Not sure but i remember ds hiccuping lots. Never knew this was something to worry about.

I'm 31 weeks too and I feel her hiccup every day at least once or twice, it's probably more but I'm too busy running after 1 year old DS to notice. He also hiccuped loads inside me and then for the first few weeks after he was born.

My DS hiccuped loads more towards the end. It's such a weird feeling! I told the midwife but she didn't see an issue and he was totally fine.

DD had hiccups ALL the time, at least once day. I didn't know it was anything to worry about. She is fine!

My baby had hiccups all the time too. 2-3 times a day. When she was born, she also had the hiccups a lot. I was never worried. 😊

I read this thing on internet saying 4 times daily could mean something wrong with baby's cord. I was like 😱
She must have hiccups 4 times a day and she get them in the night. I'm struggling with reduced movements this morning again so no doubt I'll have to go into triage 😖

Hi OP

I’m 33 weeks and my boy gets the hiccups about 3/4 x a day every day without fail!

I was in hospital on Thursday for some routine CTG monitoring and I asked my midwife if that was a concern as I read the same thing and she said a clinician at the hospital had done a study and it is deffo a good thing! She said it was akin to seeing breathing on a monitor!

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My baby had hiccups every day without fail when in utero. Same thing now she's 10 months old she gets them every day 😂

Hiccups, I wouldn't worry. Reduced movement. Yes, get seen.

My baby had hiccups every day!!! This brings back memories, I'd totally forgotten. She's fine btw

Hi all. Iv been in to triage as baby has gone in her usual odd position where I can't feel her 😭
Frightens me to death!! But trace was all good :)
Mentioned the hiccups and they said all good signs as baby is practising sucking/drinking/breathing so that's good :)
Hopefully she has a shuffle soon so I can feel her again

My DD hiccuped a lot in utero then also did for a while after she was born. No idea why but I never questioned it.

OP I read the same as you and have been worried. My baby boy hiccups 2 sometimes 3 times a day. I'm 32 weeks. This thread has reassured me!

Drink lots of ice cold water - that sometimes helps with getting baby moving around.

Silly question... But how do you know when it's hiccups? I'm 26 weeks and not felt anything I would attribute to hiccups yet, but then everything is a bit muffled for me with an anterior placenta. But what do I look out for when it is hiccups?

My first daughter had hiccups all the time several times a day. She was 8.5 pounds born and very healthy, so I don’t think there was anything wrong with her cord!

DS1 was constantly hiccuping and was 11 days overdue weighing almost 10lbs!

@mrs87

I first felt them about 25 weeks I think and it is like a rhythmic "tapping" every 2 seconds! Lighter and not with the force of a kick or a movement but actually still pretty damn annoying 😂

Mine would have 3 or 4 sets a day and I worried too. I asked a consultant and he looked bemused. She was born with the cord wrapped around her neck but then that’s not uncommon. She hiccuped a lot in the first year too!

Dc2 used to hiccup for up to two hours at a time.....

It's good to no my baby's not the only one then 🙈
She's had them 3 times today. Sometimes I wake at night and she's hiccuping 😂