baby hiccups

[Alibaba]

I posted this on the pedi forum,,but it's not very active right now. For all the nurses and the moms out there, what are some tricks of the trade to help relieve baby hiccups? Not to sound insane, but this is a first baby **cute cute**, I work LTC and had very brief encounters with babies in school so it just freaks me out when he starts hiccuping and it just seems like his ribs are being overworked. (I know we are not physicians,, so am not asking for medical adivise, just tricks from the moms out there and the nurses who have pointers) Thanks!!!

[Dan's Sunshine]

http://www.babys-bliss.com/

Here is the info on the gripe water I used. You use a very small amount, 1 or teaspoons I think. As always, check with your Pedi first. It is considered an herbal remedy. We started using it because he had terrible gas that would make him scream. Stopping hiccups was a side effect that I noticed and took advantage of. We had to go to a health food store to buy it.

Good luck

[GooeyRN, ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN]

My 8 week old had them in utero and still has them atleast a few times a day. She has GERD. Her dr. said it they may be from the GERD. She does not seem distressed by them. I think they bother me more than they bother her.

[Nascar nurse, ASN, RN]

My baby had hiccups everyday in utero and all the time after he was born. I used gripe water. Works every time.

Hey - I thought I was the only one like this. My daughter had hiccups every night around 7pm in utero about the last 3-4 weeks. Sure enough, she was born and continued right on hiccuping around 7pm every night for a couple months. Didn't seem to bother her at all - so I didn't let it bother me. (P.S. She's 12 now and still seems to get hiccups more frequently than anyone else I know - although not at same time daily anymore).