Fetal Hiccups

It's very normal. Everything that is said to be bad about it is outdated. They hiccup as a way to practice breathing and to strengthen their diaphragm muscles. It's extremely common and extremely normal 🙂

This happened to me! Baby hiccuped a lot once he was out of the womb too. After a few months he outgrew them. Nothing to be concerned about 😌

Definitely normal 💜

What does it feel like? The hiccups

Hi Hannah, my baby was forever hiccuping in the womb and like you I googled it and it too terrified me, but despite wht I read baby is here now and still not stop hiccuping!! When I had a growth scan at 37weeks the midwife said "she has soo much hair has she been hiccuping?" so hopefully your lil one is going to have a lot more of hair. Don't forget they are drinking the amniotic fluid, this could be all it is as their digestive tract develops causing hiccup. Make sure your movements are normal and if you are ever worried contact your midwife. It won't be long till your getting more closely monitored and baby is here! Please you have to tell me if your little comes out with a full head of hair!!

Super normal! I know how you feel though. My baby had hiccups several times a day pretty much every day up until he was born, and now he still has hiccups a couple times a day.

Totally normal! My son had them at least 3 times a day. My daughter a little less but definitely daily. 

Feels like they are bouncing! So sweet and reassuring. Means they are developing well!

Thank you ladies. I get so anxious and know google is not great for any pregnant mummy and her symptoms. I find myself fearing the worst sometimes but must remain positive and be reassured it is just me being silly ❤️

Absolutely normal- most babies do it. Don’t google stuff, it’s scaremongering and anxiety inducing.

My baby had hiccups several times a day, most days especially towards the end of pregnancy. He’s absolutely perfect, and still gets hiccups all the time in the outside world!

Completely normal. They don’t hurt the baby.

I saw Same thing but my son turned out fine. He hiccuped almost every day at least 2x a day. He was perfectly healthy!

Google is the worst. My LO had hiccups entire pregnancy and still gets them 1-2 times a day! Dr was never worried

Completely normal! Both my older kids seemed to have them constantly and this one does on a regular basis too. My mum used to say its because they're growing but I'm pretty sure that's just an old wives tale lol!

My babies all had hiccups some way more than others. They are all happy and healthy. My drs told me it was good for their lungs, let me tell you the ones with more... oof could they scream!

According to a lot of what I read, hiccups may be part of lung development.

I’ve had 6 babies/6 pregnancies and all of them always had hiccups (& all babies are healthy!) ! I never thought it was bad, I loved the movement and I would rub my tummy so they’d feel comforted until hiccups were over ❤️

My baby hiccuped in the womb a lot more than that from 31 weeks and up, he's 3 1/2 months old and perfectly fine 😁

My little girl was exactly the same and she still gets them at least once a day now ! Health visitor not concerned

My first boy used to hiccup all the bloody time to the point it was annoying. Xx

Super normal!

Definitely normal they’re just getting the hang of using their lungs and the hiccups are a sign of them developing breathing skills.

Have 9 beautiful children :) they all had hiccups inside the womb some a lot more than others and they are all just fine ❤️ 
That’s actually a sign baby is doing what he/she should 👌❤️🥰

Totally normal, and actually very healthy reassuring sign!!! Anything that says otherwise is just google nonsense 💖💖 dont worth xxxx

My OB told me not to believe what google says about fetal hiccups, he said they're normal if they only happen occasionally or if they happen multiple times a day. Mine hiccupped a lot in the womb and after she was born, it's normal for newborns to hiccup a lot too.

My little boy had 6/8 hiccups a day and some days it was annoying as he was head down so it was putting even more pressure down my 🌸! But he came out absolutely healthy xx

Totally normal! Mine was hiccuping several times a day through to her birth and she still does now and she’s 14 weeks old 🙈

Oh lord my baby had hiccups constantly like way way more than that when I was pregnant. He'll be 10 months Saturday and is perfectly healthy. It continued on for months after birth too. Pediatrician said if he hiccuped alot during pregnancy then its completely normal for him to hiccup just as much after birth. Now he only gets them if he laughs really hard.

Mine had hiccups all the time!

Thank you for reassuring me ladies. I feel silly now x

Absolutely 🥰 it is cute

I laughed really hard yesterday cause mine hiccuped to the beat of an Adele song. She does it multiple times a day and my doctors said that’s fine.

Okay i was wondering the same thing .. how long should it last ???