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Baby hiccups - help needed

priscillakoh

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My girl is now approaching to her 8th months, she easily get hiccups. Whenever after a few happy laugh, then the hiccups will starts. Is there anybody can tell me why is this happened and how to resolve this problem? Thanks

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Posted on 27/12/2005 03:25:32

litkhim

Post: 37

Dear Priscilla Koh,
I'm Khim, CareLine Advisor/Dietitian from Danone Dunex. The following is the answer to your question by a registered nurse and midwife.

Hiccups occur when the diaphragm, a muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity contracts. This contraction causes an intake of breath that is suddenly stopped by the closure of the vocal cords. This closure causes the characteristic "hiccup" sound.

Some causes of hiccups are:
i. drinking too much milk too quickly
ii.swallowing too much air especially when the child cries a lot
iii.emotional excitement like laughter

When your baby laughs, she takes in air and this stimulates the diaphragm to contract thus causing hiccups. This is normal and is part of growing up. As long as your baby is active, happy and thriving well, you do not have to worry.

Most bouts of hiccups go away on their own within a few minutes to a few hours and do not require any treatment

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Posted on 13/07/2010 15:01:39

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When my son very small dat time,when he hiccup the confinement lady tell me he either wan pee pee or poo poo.He try notice it,and it seems true oh.Whenever he hiccup,not long after dat his napkin will be wet.Not sure how true izzit

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Posted on 16/04/2009 15:19:53

cllau79

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Re: TRUE! Why do you worry at all? My daughter has them all the time. Nothing to worry about.

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Posted on 22/11/2006 01:06:04

nlwan1

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Rite hooheapking say hiccup is normal n we no need 2 worry n the baby wnat 2 grow up. The old nanny say lah.

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Posted on 02/04/2006 08:26:43

bluevin

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I read from a book, it says that hiccup is normal and we no need to worry. No need to do anything and the hiccup will disappear later. when my baby girl has hiccup, i will carry her and walk around, and it disappear after a few minutes. Or after a cry, the hiccup will disappear too.

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Posted on 01/04/2006 17:01:17

nmrgrl55

Post: 42

when my bb is 3mth old,my friend told me to give sugar water....must be sweet, its reali works!!

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Posted on 03/03/2006 15:28:42

sapphirebluesg

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hi wancheng, u can try giving ur child some water, see if the hiccups stop. Alternatively, u can give her a bit of sugar, a pinch of it, juz to taste onli , on her tongue. I try that for my daughter and either the water or the sugar works. Newborns also have this hiccup thing, at that time, i wuld tear a small paper and stick it on her head, beneath her hair...juz follow the elders say lah..

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Posted on 28/12/2005 09:51:43

priscillakoh

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baby hiccupsHi jas66sg, Thanks for the response. My girl having hiccups problem since she is born, but now it seems like whenever after a few laugh, the hiccups occured. I noticed a few times and iregardless of time. If her hiccups occur after meal that i may feed her to full, but now is whenever she laughs....so make me kind of worried also when playing with her. If any one of you got other oppinioun, pls do share with me. thx

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Posted on 27/12/2005 08:17:29

joyceseng

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Hi Wancheng, My girl also had the same problem when she is about 1 month old but now she is better not so much hiccups. One of my friend told me to tear a small piece of tissue, put some water on it and paste on the forehead (to suck the air out). I didn't tried before, do not know whether does it works.

Baby hiccups - help needed

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