Baby has been having hiccups regularly and I could feel it Almost everyday! It makes me worry if it's something I ate or poor blood flow... Or is he having a slight seizure? Rhythms can be fast and over a stretched period... then he'll twist and turn... and eventually hiccups stops. Gynae said baby's diagnostics seems normal and my worries may be unfounded as Hiccups for an unborn baby are completely normal. Done some research and found this:-
According to baby Centre, When your baby hiccups, it will feel like a small spasm in your belly. Hiccups will generally feel distinct from other sorts of movements. Some babies will not hiccup at all while still in the womb, while others may hiccup several times a day every day.
Hiccups in your unborn baby are just a fetal reflex that is remarkably similar to our own. Only the more mature fetuses will hiccup, as hiccups rely on the development of the central nervous system. Some experts think that hiccups in utero is a response to fetal drinking or fetal breathing, which causes the flow of amniotic fluid in and out of the lungs, stimulating the diaphragm to contract.
Hiccups in unborn babies do not seem to cause the same discomfort as it does in adults. Some research even suggests that hiccups are actually soothing to your baby, and help to relieve a variety of pressures on his growing lungs and organs. It is also fairly common for newborns to get cases of the hiccups.
Hopefully baby is ok. Can't wait to see him in my arms!!
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