Baby: (hiccups)
Mother: (cuts white thread on the head).
Lets discuss hiccups.
Do the white thread usually stop the hiccup?
What causes it?
What can be done?
A thread👇👇
Mother: (cuts white thread on the head).
Lets discuss hiccups.
Do the white thread usually stop the hiccup?
What causes it?
What can be done?
A thread👇👇
Hiccups usually occur when the baby's diaphragm contracts. This forces air out through the closed vocal chords creating that hiccuping sounds.
Hiccups is thought to be a way of removing excess air from the baby's stomach
Hiccups is thought to be a way of removing excess air from the baby's stomach
Causes:
Hiccups could happen if the baby overfeeds, eats too quickly, or swallows too much air
All these causes the baby's stomach to expand pushing it against the diaphragm, thus causing spasm
Hiccups could happen if the baby overfeeds, eats too quickly, or swallows too much air
All these causes the baby's stomach to expand pushing it against the diaphragm, thus causing spasm
How to stop hiccups;
Burp or wind the baby
Use pacifiers
Rubbing the baby's back
Give grape water(in older babies)
So those cutting white thread stops hiccups? NO!!! it is a cutural belief that is not scientifically backed
Burp or wind the baby
Use pacifiers
Rubbing the baby's back
Give grape water(in older babies)
So those cutting white thread stops hiccups? NO!!! it is a cutural belief that is not scientifically backed
Prevention:
Proper attachment of baby to breast
Feed babies before they become hungry
Feed baby in frequent small
amounts
Sitting baby upright after each feeding for about 30mins
Repositioning the bottle in such a way that air does not near the teat
Proper attachment of baby to breast
Feed babies before they become hungry
Feed baby in frequent small
amounts
Sitting baby upright after each feeding for about 30mins
Repositioning the bottle in such a way that air does not near the teat
