I know how you hiccup but how can babies in the womb hiccup with no air?
2007-02-18 08:03:07 · 4 answers · asked by Brie 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Hiccups are spasms in the diaphram, so I suppose they could.
2007-02-18 08:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
babies still swollow amniotic fluid in the womb and can get hiccups. My daughter had hiccups 3 times a day when I was pregnant.
2007-02-18 16:12:57 · answer #2 · answered by pebbles 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unborn babies "practice" breathing the amniotic fluid. And, yes, they do have the hiccups frequently.
2007-02-18 16:07:01 · answer #3 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the baby gets the air from the mother. that's what the umbilical cord is for. so when the mother eats, drinks, or (heaven forbid) smokes....it all gets to the baby through the umbilical cord.
2007-02-18 16:11:20 · answer #4 · answered by tweetybird37406 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋