Newborn hiccups - is it worth worrying?

A newborn baby causes universal affection. Parents constantly approach his bed and admire his child. Questions, especially when born in the firstborn family, cause everything: how much the child sleeps, how and how much he should eat, finally, why he cries, sneezes or hiccups.

For a small child, hiccups are, first of all, a way to get rid of excess air swallowed with food. In this case, the newborn hiccups soon after eating - sometimes quite severely, with regurgitation. To prevent hiccups, it is necessary to ensure that the baby takes the breast correctly, capturing not only the nipple, but also the areola around it.

Hiccups in infants, including newborns, fed from a bottle, can be observed more often than those who are breastfeeding. It is important to choose the right nipple - not only its size and shape, but also the size of the hole in it. Manufacturers of accessories for feeding offer nipples with holes of different shapes and sizes - depending on the age of the baby. So, complete with a small bottle, in which the volume of the mixture is placed, sufficient for the newborn, a teat with one small hole is supplied. In the nipples for older babies, there are several of them, or they are larger - for example, Avent's nipples are "slow flow" (after a month), "medium" or "alternating flow" (after three months), "fast flow" (after six months) . Do not rush to change the pacifier at the appropriate age, if the baby eats well - many babies do not have time to swallow the mixture because of too large a hole. In this case, the baby hiccup after feeding is much more often and longer. If, in addition to hiccups, it pains the abdominal pain, you should buy a special bottle with an anti-catarrhal system, which prevents the baby from swallowing the air.

A child of any age, just like a newborn, hiccups and when he is cold. Touch the legs of the child: if they are frozen, put on his socks, cover him with a blanket. Thermoregulation in the thoracic, especially the newborn, is not yet sufficiently developed, and it must be ensured that it is not supercooled.

As to why the newborn hiccups so often, there is another opinion: thus, scientists say that the connection between the brain and the diaphragm at this age is poorly formed. As a consequence, infant hiccups can last up to two to three months and even longer: it is completely harmless and will eventually pass by itself. To ease the state of the hiccup baby, you can be vilified on his hands vertically ("a column"), or water with water from a spoon.

Some mothers noticed that a newborn hiccup after something scares him. In older babies, hiccough may also begin after laughter or active agukanie. In this case, you need to monitor the moments that can provoke it: do not make noise in the house, do not clap the door, do not turn on the TV loudly and do not talk on elevated tones. Avoid too noisy games, especially in the evening.

With prolonged hiccough, the baby should be given water or put on to the chest, then put on his side. Traditional medicine recommends watering a hiccup kid with a decoction of chamomile, dripping 1-2 drops of lemon juice under his tongue. However, without consulting a pediatrician, it is not worth using these methods to stop hiccups in an infant, especially a newborn.

However, if the baby hiccups often and for a long time, with bouts, it may indicate that he has problems with the gastrointestinal tract or neurological, but only in combination with other symptoms (plentiful regurgitation, tipping over the head, prolonged crying, etc.) ). Therefore, in order to resolve all doubts, it is better to show it to the doctor. It is better to do this also when the ikanie gives the baby noticeable discomfort. In most cases, a frequent hiccup of an infant does not present any danger and passes by itself when the baby is growing up.