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My daughter is 12 days old she is 4-5 times hiccups in a day
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POOJA KOTHARIMom of a 8 yr 5 m old boy3 years agoA. Hiccups are normal and usually don't hurt your baby. In younger babies, hiccups are usually a sign that they need to be seated upright during or after feeding, that feeding needs to be slower for them, or that they need more time before or after feeding to relax.Change feeding positions. Try feeding your little one in a more upright position, Dr. ... Burp more frequently. “Burping usually helps with hiccups,” Dr. ... Reach for the binky. Pacifiers can sometimes stop hiccups in their tracks. ... Give gripe water.Newborn hiccups are most frequently caused by baby overfeeding, eating too quickly or swallowing a lot of air. “Any of these things can lead to stomach distention,” Forgenie says. When the stomach distends it actually pushes against the diaphragm, which causes it to spasm, and voilà—hiccups!
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