Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Hiccups, hiccups and more hiccups!

Baby has started to get the hiccups at least once a day. I am feeling them in my lower abdomen on the left hand side. Does this mean Baby's head is down? We will just have to wait and see.

Here is a short article about baby hiccups:
Fetal hiccupping is a normal phenomenon that's been felt by many pregnant women and has been observed on many an ultrasound. Your baby may have started hiccupping intermittently beginning in the late first or early second trimester, although you wouldn't have been able to feel the hiccups at that early stage.

Some women notice episodes of hiccups — which feel like a series of little rhythmic movements — a number of times a day, while other women only notice them once in a while.

Hiccupping is common in newborn babies, too, so after you give birth, don't be surprised if your little one hiccups occasionally.

My OB told me that not only is it normal, but a good sign of a healthy baby! Ahhh... we certainly love to hear that! Now those hiccups are not only entertaining, but reassuring as well!

1 comment:

  1. YAY!! How fun :) I had hiccups ALL the time with Olivia in the EXACT same spot and she was head up. Will be interesting to see how baby Brausen will be positioned!

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