Hiccups

[XKatX]

Does anyone elses baby suffer from hiccups? Mine gets them after most feeds (I am BF). I have tried Infacol, Dentenox, winding him, leaving him, in fact everything I can think of! It doesn't distress him as such - he just looks hacked off that he has them, again!!!
Any ideas?

 

[brownhairedmom]

Renah hiccups after EVERY feed for almost a half hour. She has to be picked up when she's hiccuping too or else she'll scream blue murder. She hiccuped a lot before she was born too. I read that hiccups don't affect babies like they affect us. No advice, I'll be watching this thread hah

 

[Mervs Mum]

Hebe hiccuped 3 times a day for the last 2 wks of pregnancy and I was worried so I asked the mw. She said she'll probably be a hiccupy baby......and boy is she ever!! No tips - they dont bother her at all fortunately

 

[XKatX]

Hebe hiccuped 3 times a day for the last 2 wks of pregnancy and I was worried so I asked the mw. She said she'll probably be a hiccupy baby......and boy is she ever!! No tips - they dont bother her at all fortunately

Oliver hiccuped his way through my last weeks of pregnancy too! At least I know it's not my booby milk thats causing it!!!

 

[leeanne]

Just from experience, sometimes the hiccups are caused from a burp that doesn't get brought up.

 

[Mervs Mum]

At least I know it's not my booby milk thats causing it!!!

I've actually stuck her back on sometimes when she's had them a while.

 

[ryder]

Jasmine usually gets them in the evening at least once... I found just leaving her in her bouncy chair with the vibration on gets rid of them in 10 mins or so...

 

[lcside]

Erin had them loads during my pregnancy and for the first couple of months she was always hiccupping after every feed. They didn't bother her too much. She is now 4 months and still gets them but not as often. Usually gets them if she is hungry or after some feeds. I think its her way of winding even though she does big burps. Sometimes if I have a drop of milk left in the bottle I offer it to her - if she drinks it it seems to get rid of them but often she won't take anymore feed so she has the hiccups for about 20 minutes. I asked the hv but she said its fine, doesn't hurt them. Some babies are just very hiccuppy.

 

[Jem]

Ollie gets them too! And he hiccuped while inside me. Don't think there is really anything you can do unfortunately. Faith was exactly the same x

 

[alio]

Well you've already mentioned it but Dentinox stops Fin's every time. I was sceptical but it's brilliant for stopping his. Before that it was just perseverence or giving him a bit more formula / water. xx

 

[babe2ooo]

my only tip is just to put them back on the boob when they start thats what i do

 

[Bec L]

I agree. I always put Poppy back on my boob for a suckle and they stop quite quickly. You can also give them cooled boiled water I was told. I guess anything that makes them swallow a few times should help to stop them. Poppy has them after pretty much every feed too, and sometimes will get them a couple of hours after which is a bit random. She isn't the best at winding though, I find it quite hard to get her to do a good burp after a feed!

 

[AC81]

Erin gets them too - usually a bout lasts 30mins or so, they don't seem to bother her too much though!

 

[Lucy&Pard]

Leo had them in the last few weeks of pregnancy too - really annoying after a while! He has them about 4 times a day and sometimes he cries after every hiccup and its really distressing - theyre really powerful and he looks terrified. Ive tried everything but I heard really chilled water on a cold spoon given to them to sip works. I havent tried it I just use some infacol - i think the shock of the taste cures it rather than the actual medicine! Or just more milk works!