LaNa

Hello everyone
I was wondering if there is such thing as excessive fetal hiccups?My baby has been getting hiccups for weeks now ( i'll be 30 weeks tomorrow).
I started feeling them around 26 weeks but I heard them on the doppler way earlier.
The last weeks she's having the hiccups at least 4 times a day,10 min each time.I read someplace that this might means that there is a problem with her cord,but the info i got online were contradictory.

Have u heard about this? Have u doctor told u to report increase fetal hiccups?
My baby's heart beat is 130-140 on the doppler ( it used to be around 150 )
but i dont know if this is something worrisome.
She moves quite often as well.Im not feeling kicks anymore as much as rolling and stretching.

Any advice/opinion will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you and have a nice day

Kayla

I have the worse case of fetal hiccups myself. But I got to wondering, are they really hiccups? I feel my little one and it's a strong, regular movement. It happens a lot in a day, mostly at night or after i eat and it's something you can actually see on the outside now too. (I'm 27 weeks) I wonder what she is doing. If they are hiccups each time I was told the more the better, it means they are trying to breath in the amniotic fluid, so they are practicing for real breathing. So ask your doctor but it's no worry!

ferndoula

Fetal hiccups are completely normal. I have never heard of too many hiccups... However, lots of fetal hiccups could mean your baby will have lots of hiccups after birth. This is also normal and healthy. Sometimes moms get worried when their babies hiccup a lot, but if they did it a lot before birth, it just might be the way that they are!

soon2b3

Ive never heard of them being a problem. My son had them a TON in utero and then what they say rang true because he had a ton as a baby a swell! Gripe water really saved us on that. i know they say they dont bother babies but i know i certainly hate them whenever I have em so I always helped him out. Oh I cant wait to feel them this time around!!!!!! (I say that now right lol!)

Scopa3

My first one had hiccups several times per day, usually at the same time of the day. I don't think it's anything to worry about, but ask your doctor just to be safe. The heartbeat seems normal, too. It fluctuates throughout your pregnancy.

Norah
Pregnancy Miracle

Momof9

My babies hiccuped several times a day usually at the same time each day; no problem there. Keep up with the prenatal visits; that way if something does occur that needs addressing it can be done immediately. Enjoy the pregnancy.

thomgirl

I have never heard of there being to many hiccups. I have 5 kids and some kept the hiccups it seems like all the time some were not as much. They all came out just fine and are fine to this day. I always enjoyed feeling the hiccups and watching my stomach bounce with each one.