It's just so weird because I've been feeling this frequent patterned throbbing movements in my belly. It lasts for a minute or two and I'm just curious because it happens very frequent nowadays - starting from my 24th week. I know it's normal but I also know the feeling of having it and seriously I don't like hiccups. I always say "Kawawa naman si Baby, hiccups nanaman!".
Oh well, I just hope my baby's all good inside.
Hiccups for an unborn baby are completely normal. When your baby hiccups, it will feel like a small spasm in your belly. Hiccups will generally feel distinct from other sorts of movements. Some babies will not hiccup at all while still in the womb, while others may hiccup several times a day every day.
ReplyDeleteHiccups in your unborn baby are just a fetal reflex that is remarkably similar to our own. Only the more mature fetuses will hiccup, as hiccups rely on the development of the central nervous system. Some experts think that hiccups in utero is a response to fetal drinking or fetal breathing, which causes the flow of amniotic fluid in and out of the lungs, stimulating the diaphragm to contract.
Hiccups in unborn babies do not seem to cause the same discomfort as it does in adults. Some research even suggests that hiccups are actually soothing to your baby, and help to relieve a variety of pressures on his growing lungs and organs. Your unborn baby may even start hiccupping as early as the last part of your first trimester, although you probably won’t be able to notice them until much later. If your baby has a hiccup while you are at a prenatal exam, you might be able to hear the hiccups with a Doppler heart tone machine. It is also fairly common for newborns to get cases of the hiccups, so dont be surprised when your little one who has been hiccupping in the womb continues to do it after he gets out!
http://www.thelaboroflove.com/articles/is-it-ok-for-my-unborn-baby-to-have-hiccups-so-often
Your baby's gong to be fine. :)
I finally felt hiccups just this past weekend! I feel lots of kicks, punches and rolling around, but this was way too well timed -- either that or baby is taking after Justin and was practicing keep the beat on my belly drum!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool feeling!
--Becky