Why does my child hiccup frequently?

Hiccups are common in our lives, especially when many children have hiccups, parents will be very worried. Seeing their children hiccuping, parents will feel very distressed. However, every time they encounter such a thing, many parents think that their children eat too quickly, so they will try to give their children water and other methods to relieve the symptoms, but it still cannot be well relieved. We must adjust the treatment based on the cause of the hiccups. Let’s understand why children often hiccup. What about you?

Why does your child hiccup frequently? How about you?

Hiccups are a common symptom in infancy. Constant hiccups are caused by diaphragm spasm and continuous contraction of the diaphragm. The movement of the diaphragm is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. One or two months after a child is born, the autonomic nervous system that regulates the diaphragm is not yet fully developed. When the child is slightly stimulated, such as breathing in cold air or sucking milk too quickly, the diaphragm will suddenly contract, causing rapid inhalation and a "hiccup" sound.

Sometimes a child’s hiccups may last for 5-10 minutes, and they may seem very uncomfortable. However, hiccups themselves do not have any adverse effects on the child’s health, so there is no need to worry.

There is a process of neural development after birth. Generally speaking, after the child is 3 months old, the hiccups will naturally improve after the nerves that regulate the diaphragm develop fully.

So your baby's burping is not a disease. The baby's diaphragm is not fully developed. Once certain reasons cause the diaphragm or the chest and abdomen adjacent to the diaphragm to be stimulated, the "hiccup center" of the spinal cord will be affected, causing the baby to hiccup and be uncontrollable. Secondly, mothers can rest assured that hiccups in babies are not as uncomfortable as adults imagine. Hiccups in babies are usually self-limited and will go away after a while, and they don’t cause the discomfort that adults do. Of course, a mother would be happiest if she could stop her baby from burping.

So, let’s find out what causes babies to burp. There are usually three reasons: 1. Improper care causes the baby to inhale cold air and irritate the diaphragm; 2. Improper feeding and overeating lead to indigestion. Feeding cold milk or taking medicine can stimulate the diaphragm and induce hiccups; eating too quickly or eating after crying can also cause choking and induce hiccups.

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To prevent babies from burping, mothers should pay attention to the baby's feeding method. First of all, you should avoid feeding your baby when he is crying or feeling depressed. Secondly, avoid eating too fast. When breastfeeding, if there is plenty of breast milk, you should press the nipple while breastfeeding to avoid the milk flowing out too quickly; when bottle-feeding, be careful not to make the nipple hole too large. Again, pay attention to the temperature of the food and do not let it be too cold. Finally, pay attention to how you take care of your baby and don't let your baby drink cold air.

The above is an introduction to why children often hiccup. After understanding, we know that hiccups are generally caused by the incomplete development of the diaphragm of the child. Therefore, in order to avoid such a situation, you must pay special attention when feeding the baby, and do not feed the baby when the baby is crying.