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envyme · Oct 27th, 2009, 11:43 PM

How can you tell the difference? What does a hiccup feel like? Thanks!!

berryblondeboys · Oct 27th, 2009, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by envyme

How can you tell the difference? What does a hiccup feel like? Thanks!!

Hiccups are rhythmic and the whole belly bouces as the whole baby bounces. I was about 22-23 weeks both times when I felt them regularly. My MIL didn't believe I could feel them that early, but yep. It's kind of cute and happens more often after they been going gang busters kicking for awhile - their immature diaphragms start to spasm with all that exercise.

envyme · Oct 27th, 2009, 11:56 PM

Okay, so if its rhythmic then its a hiccup? I just thought that she was doing kung fu in my tummy!!

I was on another board yesterday and there was a thread on hiccups, and I had NO IDEA that they did that!

Originally Posted by berryblondeboys

Hiccups are rhythmic and the whole belly bouces as the whole baby bounces. I was about 22-23 weeks both times when I felt them regularly. My MIL didn't believe I could feel them that early, but yep. It's kind of cute and happens more often after they been going gang busters kicking for awhile - their immature diaphragms start to spasm with all that exercise.

dell · Oct 28th, 2009, 03:56 AM

Once the baby is bigger you will definately know the difference, but hiccups do generally have more of a rythm to them :) Usually the whole belly jumps.

LV Luvr · Oct 28th, 2009, 10:12 AM

hiccups will last a while in the same spot and are rhythmic...the kicks may or may not vary in location. DS would get hiccups after eveytime i ate...cute at first but then they kept me up at night...arggghh.

sweetneet · Oct 28th, 2009, 10:23 AM

my baby gets the hiccups several times a day, and I could feel it by week 19-20 (i remember being able to see it on the ultrasound at week 12). i can definitely tell the difference, as rather than one isolated kick or punch, i feel like his entire body moves suddenly, and plus the movement is very rhythmic (every couple seconds). i used to feel soo bad for him when he got the hiccups (i personally hate getting hiccups myself) but at least for him they don't last very long (less than 30 seconds usually). also i figure it's just his way of practicing breathing...

illinirdhd · Oct 28th, 2009, 01:27 PM

I don't think I started feeling hiccups til about 30 weeks. They were frequent, very rhythmic, and often lasted 5 minutes or more. It was more of a whole belly bouncing feeling whereas a kick was a direct jab, KWIM? So cute! Like Sweetneet said, I hate getting them too - they hurt and sometimes I hiccup so hard that my back and neck joints pop. But even now, DS gets hiccups a lot, and they don't seem to bother him.

ilovepinkhearts · Oct 28th, 2009, 02:30 PM

and they continue once they are born :)

envyme · Oct 28th, 2009, 03:08 PM

Thank you everyone for your responses!

dell · Oct 29th, 2009, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by ilovepinkhearts

and they continue once they are born :)

Yes they do!!

mom2mom · Oct 30th, 2009, 02:03 PM

My little girl use to hiccup all the time. I remember when I first hear they hiccuped in the womb I thought that was so funny

Then it kind of got to be sort of routine.

jenniletv · Oct 30th, 2009, 08:39 PM

I can't wait until I can feel hiccups. I don't "think" I have felt them yet.

envyme · Oct 31st, 2009, 01:43 AM

When I feel the hiccups, should I do anything? Like, drink water...

Should I avoid certain foods to prevent frequent hiccups? I just feel bad for the baby...

AuthenticLux · Oct 31st, 2009, 02:07 AM

My son was the hiccup king in utero and he hasn't had the hiccups once since being born. Crazy, right?

Oh, and I loved feeling the hiccups - they always made me laugh! Enjoy them!!!

alij78 · Oct 31st, 2009, 07:13 AM

there is nothing you need to do when bub has them - they are harmless
my bubs had them all the time, I loved it

Oct 27th, 2009, 11:43 PM	#1
envyme OP God's Creation Joined: Jan 2006 Location: I'm A Brain In A Jar Posts: 4,467	Hiccup vs. Kick How can you tell the difference? What does a hiccup feel like? Thanks!!
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Oct 28th, 2009, 03:56 AM	#4
dell Member Joined: May 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,429	Once the baby is bigger you will definately know the difference, but hiccups do generally have more of a rythm to them :) Usually the whole belly jumps.
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Oct 28th, 2009, 10:12 AM	#5
LV Luvr Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,292	hiccups will last a while in the same spot and are rhythmic...the kicks may or may not vary in location. DS would get hiccups after eveytime i ate...cute at first but then they kept me up at night...arggghh.
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Oct 28th, 2009, 10:23 AM	#6
sweetneet 妊娠してるの！ Joined: Aug 2007 Location: at IKEA ♫ Posts: 5,950	my baby gets the hiccups several times a day, and I could feel it by week 19-20 (i remember being able to see it on the ultrasound at week 12). i can definitely tell the difference, as rather than one isolated kick or punch, i feel like his entire body moves suddenly, and plus the movement is very rhythmic (every couple seconds). i used to feel soo bad for him when he got the hiccups (i personally hate getting hiccups myself) but at least for him they don't last very long (less than 30 seconds usually). also i figure it's just his way of practicing breathing...
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Oct 28th, 2009, 01:27 PM	#7
illinirdhd Sofa King Hooked Joined: Dec 2007 Location: New to the Philadelphia area! Posts: 5,737	I don't think I started feeling hiccups til about 30 weeks. They were frequent, very rhythmic, and often lasted 5 minutes or more. It was more of a whole belly bouncing feeling whereas a kick was a direct jab, KWIM? So cute! Like Sweetneet said, I hate getting them too - they hurt and sometimes I hiccup so hard that my back and neck joints pop. But even now, DS gets hiccups a lot, and they don't seem to bother him.
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Oct 28th, 2009, 02:30 PM	#8
ilovepinkhearts team edward. always. Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 4,390	and they continue once they are born :)
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Oct 28th, 2009, 03:08 PM	#9
envyme OP God's Creation Joined: Jan 2006 Location: I'm A Brain In A Jar Posts: 4,467	Thank you everyone for your responses!
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Oct 30th, 2009, 02:03 PM	#11
mom2mom Member Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 7	My little girl use to hiccup all the time. I remember when I first hear they hiccuped in the womb I thought that was so funny Then it kind of got to be sort of routine.

Oct 30th, 2009, 08:39 PM	#12
jenniletv Banned for Baby! Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Middle of Hokie Nation! Posts: 5,495	I can't wait until I can feel hiccups. I don't "think" I have felt them yet.
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Oct 31st, 2009, 01:43 AM	#13
envyme OP God's Creation Joined: Jan 2006 Location: I'm A Brain In A Jar Posts: 4,467	When I feel the hiccups, should I do anything? Like, drink water... Should I avoid certain foods to prevent frequent hiccups? I just feel bad for the baby...
	__________________ You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing. - Rene Descartes

Oct 31st, 2009, 02:07 AM	#14
AuthenticLux B is for Barenia Joined: Feb 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,307	My son was the hiccup king in utero and he hasn't had the hiccups once since being born. Crazy, right? Oh, and I loved feeling the hiccups - they always made me laugh! Enjoy them!!!
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Oct 31st, 2009, 07:13 AM	#15
alij78 Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 924	there is nothing you need to do when bub has them - they are harmless my bubs had them all the time, I loved it
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