Hiccups in the Baby, Normal or Dangerous Sign?

Mothers who are pregnant, have you ever felt a slight jolt in your stomach? This jerk is softer than a fist or a kick, but is felt several times with a certain pause. The possibility of jerking is a sign that your child is hiccuping, you know it.
Yes, my mother, the baby in the womb can also experience hiccups. In fact, babies are hiccuping since 9 weeks' gestation and start sucking and swallowing. However, mothers usually begin to feel hiccups in the uterus around the age of 6 months of pregnancy.

Hiccups in the Baby, Normal or Dangerous Sign?
Signs of a healthy baby

Hiccups are recognized when the mother feels the rhythmic movements of the abdomen. Many pregnant women do not feel hiccups, while other pregnant women feel hiccup several times a day. The cause of hiccups in infants in the womb is not known with certainty, but is considered as one of the processes of lung maturation.

Of course, hiccups are usually a sign that the baby's development in the stomach is good, really, Bun. The baby's ability to hiccup, breathe, and release fluids indicates that the diaphragm is developing.

Hiccups are a sign of the baby's diaphragm movement when he starts learning to breathe. When the baby learns to breathe, amniotic fluid entering the lungs causes the diaphragm to widen, causing hiccups.

In addition, baby hiccups in the womb can also indicate that the spine and brain have worked and are connected. This means that the baby's nerves are well developed and can later live outside the uterus. This can also mean that the baby's reflexes are well developed, including the sucking and yawning reflexes.
Recognize the signs of abnormal hiccups

Hiccups usually disappear after the fetus reaches 32 weeks of age. But the mother needs to see a doctor at the doctor if, after that age, your child keeps hiccuping several times a day and each time, hiccups last at least 15 minutes.

There are also those who say that baby hiccups more than 4 times a day after 28 weeks of pregnancy should be examined by a doctor. Also, if the hiccup is tighter or the duration is longer.

Hiccups that occur late in pregnancy may be a sign of interference with the umbilical cord, especially related to the fact that oxygen and blood flow to the fetus is slowed or stopped. This disorder can be:

  • Accumulation of carbon dioxide in the baby's blood in the womb.
  • Changes in baby's blood pressure in the womb.
  • Changes in baby's heart rhythm in the womb.
  • Brain damage.
  • Miscarriage.

When you feel your little one in hiccup content, you can enjoy the moment. However, if a baby's hiccup in the womb is considered disturbing, for example when you are in a meeting or sleeping, you can try changing sitting or sleeping, walking and drinking. until the hiccups stop.

Hiccups in the womb that the mother feels, are normal conditions and do not require special measures to overcome them. It's just that, if hiccups occur excessively or prolonged, it helps you check the condition at the doctor.

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