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Pregnancy is a magical time for women, especially when the baby’s movements begin to be noticed . This usually happens between the 14th and 20th week of pregnancy. Along with the movements or even before they are noticed, it is possible to have a different sensation … As if some skips were happening in the womb.
Then you can think : what is going on? This may be a doubt that has tormented you for some time, so we will help you. These skips are nothing more than Hiccups! But is it normal to feel the baby sobbing in the belly during pregnancy? Why does it happen? Is it possible to prevent hiccups from happening? Can you stop them? Let’s unravel…
Is it normal for the baby to sob?
The baby sobbing in the mother’s belly is normal, in fact, it is a physiological and very healthy event. In pregnancy, all organs develop in stages, and one of them that begins to have activities in conjunction with the stomach, is the diaphragm.
Hiccups are nothing more than involuntary movements of the diaphragm, which is a muscle attached to the lung and has a lot to do with the baby’s breathing. this is the region where we see the up and down movement of the breath in and out of the lungs. The hiccup in this region works as a contraction of the musculature. It contracts and relaxes in a short time causing spasms.
Should I worry?
These spasms are completely expected and even healthy. It is as if the organism is in training for when the baby is born and needs to breathe alone. It is also possible that the hiccup serves as an alert that the stomach is active. That is, the baby swallows the amniotic fluid from the bag and at some point he will have hiccups due to the immaturity of the developing organ.
Video of Baby Hiccupping
How to Identify a Baby’s Hiccup While Pregnant
It is possible to detect hiccups through rhythmic movements. They are like little leaps in the belly. These movements can be perceived early on by the mother because the baby sobs and practically jumps into the womb.
If she is lying down more, and depending on the stage of pregnancy, the baby sobbing in the belly can be especially annoying at the time of sleep. Imagine you, waking up to a small earthquake from the inside out?
Is it possible to stop the baby’s hiccups?
Unfortunately inside the belly. Mom has to wait for you to stop by yourself, spontaneously. In the meantime, take something warm like a warm milk, a tea, but no coffee, it can help increase the baby’s movements and not let you sleep for the rest of the night. It is also not possible to prevent hiccups , but remember that they are not harmful in any way, either for mom or baby.
Talk about harmful, let’s talk about health. For pregnant women who are suffering a lot from the nausea and nausea of the gestational phase and find it very difficult to swallow the prenatal vitamin, there is a great option, the FamiGesta vitamin . It consists of all the important vitamins for this phase with the difference in the size of the capsule, which is much easier to swallow. You can buy it here in our online store.
What is the frequency for hiccups?
Is there a period that they can happen more often? Yes, right after the mother’s meals and also when there is a period of greater movement of the baby or emotional turmoil of the mother.
It is possible that the baby has several hiccups a day, some days without them. The hiccup is actually a surprise box for mom. Your baby hiccups in pregnancy and will even more solution when it is born. But this is another story that you can know how to take care of in this post .
See also: Ear Care, Wrinkled Head and Baby Burp
My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.
Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.
