baby hiccups
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Topic: baby hiccups
Posted By: Mum2ET
Subject: baby hiccups
Date Posted: 07 February 2010 at 8:40pm
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Ok, so this little one seems to getting the hiccups every night and so I am pretty sure that once he comes out he will get the hiccups a lot as well (Ella was exactly the same - hiccups in utero and then had the hiccups as a baby). With Ella I used gripe water, which seemed to work OK, but was wondering if anyone else can recommend anything else to use (I want to get something before he comes, so I am all prepared)?
Cheers, ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 07 February 2010 at 9:07pm
| We don't do anything for them, and they don't seem to bother Jade (who gets them more than Amber)?? Sometimes if they are really bad, and are affecting her, her dummy is a miracle worker...that was actually recommended by a NNU nurse, apparently the sucking helps? |
Posted By: RinTinTin
Date Posted: 07 February 2010 at 9:46pm
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Hiccups don't hurt them but I find Gripe water is good but messy so I generaly just shove a boob in his mouth. After feeding or sucking for a bit the hiccups go. He won't take a dummy, but like Kate says, that'll work if you don't want to feed. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 07 February 2010 at 9:58pm
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Milla used to get them all the time, probably because she breathed so fast, but the doctors said nothing would cure them, it was just her diaphragm spasming - she would grow out of it and she did ------------- http://lilypie.com] 
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 07 February 2010 at 10:32pm
Generally I don't do anything for them, but if they really start to bother DD2 I just whip a boob out and voila! Fixed  ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 07 February 2010 at 11:30pm
Ooo same here! I just shove a boob in his mouth and they are gone in less than a minute. 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 12:18am
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Gripe Water Great stuff, or yep I shove a boob in her mouth sometimes. ------------- |
Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 7:37am
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Boob here too, works straight away. Cooper gets them all the time, did in utero too, and often they seem to upset him -------------  
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 08 February 2010 at 12:04pm
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thanks guys- completely forgot that sometimes feeding can stop the hiccups. Most of the time I wasn't too worried, its just when they are trying to go to sleep and then suddenly get the hiccups it can be quite frustrating. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |