2006-09-04 14:46:17 · 12 answers · asked by Von 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Hiccups are caused by an irritation of the phrenic nerve- the nerve that controls the diaphram. When too much air is taken in/sometimes combined with swallowing- irritation occurs and hiccups start.
In infants- they cry, they drink, they breathe irregular- sometimes all at the same time- this makes it likely that they will get bouts of hiccups.It may be true that 'burping them correctly" may prevent them- but it may be difficult to actually do that.
In any case, they cause the infant no stress, and they will resolve on their own. I found a website below that also explains why they occur
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/hiccup.html
2006-09-04 15:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by pedidoc43 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, I know it's only an old wives tale, but I believe that means that they are growing again. Never fails. Every time my kids got the hiccups, they went up another size.
2006-09-04 14:48:28 · answer #2 · answered by Mommymonster 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, no one is sure what causes babies to hiccup. What I can tell you is that they are quite common in newborns--sometimes beginning even before birth--and that they tend to cause parents far more distress than they do the babies themselves.
2006-09-04 14:48:06 · answer #3 · answered by crissyll22 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
to my understanding, hiccups are caused when the fluid between the lungs dries out, causing the lungs to rub against each other. maybe it is because there is less fluid in a newborn. just guessing. you may want to ask the babies pediatrician
2006-09-04 14:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
they have a harder time swallowing food so when some get caught it gives them the hiccups
2006-09-04 14:48:58 · answer #5 · answered by mrsannman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Babies tend to breathe with an irregular pattern of fairly rapid shallow breaths, followed by several seconds of no visible respiration. This is referred to as periodic breathing.
2006-09-04 14:50:03 · answer #6 · answered by Snail Bunny 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't move around enough to get air bubbles up.
2006-09-04 14:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are swallowing too much air
2006-09-04 14:47:24 · answer #8 · answered by SVW 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They get air in their little tummys.
2006-09-04 14:47:56 · answer #9 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they swallow so much air
2006-09-04 14:47:22 · answer #10 · answered by Jesabel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋