I was lying in bed last night feeling my baby hiccup. Then it occured to me.. my son hiccuped all the time and he was born with mature lungs at 36 weeks. So .. is there anything that says hiccups mean mature lungs? Or is it just something they do? Thanks for any imput!! :-)
2007-04-24 04:13:28 · 17 answers · asked by Mrs. Always Right 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Sorry if I spelled anything wrong... I did use spell check. lol
2007-04-24 04:14:54 · update #1
Oh no..I am NOT complaining. I think it is way cute!! I was just wondering if it was a sign or not. I have numerous complications so I will have to deliver early so I was wondering. I am currently 35 weeks!
2007-04-24 04:19:13 · update #2
It's just something they do, however; a hiccup is your diaphragm contracting, and the that is the muscle used in breathing. So, though I've never heard a doc say it helps, it kind of makes sense to me that it would help the baby strengthen the diaphram area, which controls the breathing. I also had a baby that hiccupped constantly, and he was born at 36 weeks, healthy as well.
2007-04-24 04:22:50 · answer #1 · answered by Jenintn 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to say hiccups do not impact the maturity of the lungs. It's something they do. As someone else said - if baby has hiccups a lot in utero they are much more likely to get hiccups once they are born. My daughter (#2) started hiccupping around 6 months (to the point of having my security badge jump on my tummy!). And when I had to go for non-stress tests (gestational diabetes-such fun-NOT) the nurse kept thinking I was in labor until they watched further and said "oh, it just hiccups". And she still gets hiccups quite often.
Take care - I hope all goes well!
2007-04-24 04:55:35 · answer #2 · answered by g-lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiccups do not involve the lungs directly. Hiccups are caused by involuntary contractions of your diaphragm — the muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen and plays an important role in breathing. Many babies begin having hiccups in the first trimester but generally can't be felt by mom until in the second trimester. It is just something that babies do. Some speculation suggests that hiccups in utero serve to strengthen the diaphragm muscle to help in breathing.
2007-04-24 04:30:01 · answer #3 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am pregnant with twins and was in for an ultrasound a couple weeks ago, I was only 28 weeks along and one of them had the hiccups and they are far from having matured lungs, so I don't think so, this is just my experience, I could be wrong, but most babies born at 28 weeks can't breath on their own and have to be on ventilators.
2007-04-24 04:18:25 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara C 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my son did the same thing. hiccuping is a way for their lungs to mature, "practice breathing" As for meaning that the lungs are mature , every baby is develops different. Hang in there!
2007-04-24 04:19:11 · answer #5 · answered by lisa k 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My daughter had hiccups a lot before she was born. Would wake my wife out of a sound sleep. Now she's 14 and still gets them a lot.
2007-04-24 04:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by biscuitperifrank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fetal hiccups has nothing to do with lung maturity. This is because he may be trying to use his lungs as he practices breathing. But because there is no air around him, the amniotic fluid gets into his windpipe and causes hiccups.
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2007-04-24 04:24:12 · answer #7 · answered by Invisible Pink RN 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, actually, hiccups are the baby's way of preparing its lungs for breathing. The more the baby hiccups, the more it is practicing for breathing.
2007-04-24 04:21:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
All three of my kids had hiccups while I was pregnant with them ( one I am still pregnant with) and I was induced at 37 weeks with both my girls and they were fine. I had never herd of that before. Maybe everything will be fine this time around. Good luck to you and I hope all goes well this time around.
2007-04-24 04:21:48 · answer #9 · answered by kristin h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hiccuping is one way a baby's lungs develop - it is very normal and although annoying when you are trying to sleep - perfectly OK.
2007-04-24 04:19:50 · answer #10 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋