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If your baby hiccoughed a lot in the womb…

51 replies

DuploTrain · 07/12/2023 14:14

… did they have reflux?

People say there’s a link but not much evidence about.

My 1st DS hiccuped a lot before he was born and had really bad reflux and colic.

I’m 33 weeks with my 2nd DS and have really been hoping for a happy, contented, non-refluxy baby this time but he also hiccups a lot. Every day for about 10 mins or so.

Please tell me it’s not a bad omen for reflux 🤦🏻‍♀️

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UpTheCreekX3 · 07/12/2023 14:46

Hiccuped loads, no reflux but continued to get quite regular hiccups for the first 6 months. Was very cute ❤️

DuploTrain · 07/12/2023 15:07

Well it seems like quite a mixed bag, that’s comforting. I spent the first 6 months of DS1’s life soaked with milk and being screamed at.. poor little chap wasn’t really happy until he was over a year old really.

I will continue with positive thinking to manifest a happy, contented, non-refluxy baby 🙏

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Quisto · 07/12/2023 15:10

Both of mine hiccupped in the womb, quite a lot. Both zero reflux, pretty easy babies. Did get hiccups fairly regularly since birth, and youngest DS aged 12, still does. Midwife with DS 1 told me that he would probably get hiccups after he was born too. No health problems. Both breast fed with no problems.

addictedtotheflats · 07/12/2023 15:15

Both hiccuped a lot. First didn't have reflux, my second is 3 weeks old and I think just had normal newborn reflux. Shes a very settled baby but can hear her "choking" on liquid now and again but shes not distressed

gano · 07/12/2023 15:28

My DD hiccoughed throughout my entire pregnancy and she had reflux when born until she was about 9m old. We were very lucky that Infacol helped a lot though.

Plumful · 07/12/2023 15:32

Yes and tongue tie

SingingSands · 07/12/2023 16:03

Both mine had hiccups 3x a day, but no reflux.

Cdoc · 07/12/2023 16:11

Very similar to @Porridgeislife hiccuped a lot, terrible reflux caused by shallow latch due to tongue tie

Fairylightgirl · 07/12/2023 16:13

I didn't know there was a link. But yes!!

kiwimelonlime · 07/12/2023 16:17

My first had constant hiccups from when I was about 6 months pregnant - they were non stop almost daily. No reflux whatsoever, not a trace Smile

Leafysuburb · 07/12/2023 16:19

Yes as a symptom of cmpa

hartof · 07/12/2023 16:31

Yes always hiccuping and had reflux and colic pretty badly.

Cosywintertime · 07/12/2023 16:33

Mine had serious hiccups, no reflux.

peonyjam · 07/12/2023 16:34

Hiccuped loads. I remember searching Mumsnet in a panic! No reflux and not a very sicky baby. He did continue hiccuping lots as a newborn but seemed unbothered.

GodspeedJune · 07/12/2023 16:36

Lots of hiccups when I was pregnant and when she was born but no reflux. A small tongue tie that didn’t need treatment. A very happy and easy baby!

SarahLHs · 07/12/2023 16:45

Both of mine hiccuped a lot in the womb and were very hiccupy babies but never had reflux or colic

Hibernatalie · 07/12/2023 16:50

Dd hiccuped a lot in utero and had colic, not sure about reflux. Ds didn't hiccup in utero and didn't have colic or reflux.

KattiG · 04/12/2024 07:35

My first born - no hiccups and no reflux.
my second - hiccuped loads when I was pregnant, still hiccups loads now and has had horrible reflux since birth. She is combi-fed and was initially worse with formula, but now we’ve switched to anti-reflux formula she seems to be worse after breast feeding… baffling!

Missmarymack2 · 04/12/2024 09:04

My son hiccuped an awful lot to the point where I asked the midwife was it normal. He didn’t have reflux or colic.

Samesame47 · 04/12/2024 09:05

Dc1 hiccuped a lot,
no reflux

pumpkinspicewaffles · 04/12/2024 09:55

No, she constantly had hiccups and didn't have any reflux at all! Hiccups a lot as a child too haha :)

Crazyfarmgirl · 04/12/2024 09:57

My now 2 year old was a serial huccuper in the womb. As in every few minutes by the end. Even had extra scans to make sure everything was ok as I was worried. But he turned out fine, no reflux.

ParksidePen · 04/12/2024 10:06

Hiccuped a lot, but no reflux. Was also something of a unicorn baby and slept brilliantly from the start. We did have a lot of issues with tongue tie and she had to have it cut twice.

minnieot · 05/12/2024 02:31

Funnily enough, yes. Baby had hiccups very frequently in the womb, now still has hiccups a lot at 12 weeks old and has reflux

Narkacist · 05/12/2024 06:30

The heartburn/hairy baby one is substantiated. There’s a suggestion that both are being caused by the same hormone.
Apparently hiccups alone don’t strongly predict reflux. My hiccupy baby didn’t have reflux and my non-hiccupy one did.