What to do if your baby hiccups? 6 ways to solve it

Hiccups themselves do not have any adverse effects on children's health, so there is no need to worry too much. Human growth requires a process, and the development of the nervous system and digestive system also requires a process. As infants and young children grow, their nervous and digestive systems develop and hiccups gradually decrease. Therefore, parents don't need to panic if their baby hiccups. If you want to solve the problem of baby hiccups, the method is actually very simple. After feeding the baby, the mother can burp the baby, stand the baby upright, pat the baby's back gently, and expel excess gas in the stomach, which can effectively stop the baby's hiccups. Or you can pick up the baby and gently scratch the baby's mouth or ears with the index finger of one hand. Usually, the hiccups will disappear naturally when the baby starts crying. This is because the nerves around the mouth are more sensitive. Tickling can relax the nerves and the hiccups will disappear.

1. Adhere to scientific feeding of infants and young children

Do not force your baby to eat when he is too hungry or crying too loudly, or feed him too quickly or too fast. This will not only make the baby choke easily, but also easily cause the baby to burp after feeding. When feeding, do not feed too full, and you can adopt the method of small meals.

2. The baby's pacifier should be of appropriate size

If the outlet of the bottle is too small, the baby will need to use a lot of force to suck and will easily inhale too much air, causing bloating. If the outlet is too large, the baby will easily eat too fast.

3. Pat the baby on the back after feeding

Do not put the baby on the bed immediately after feeding. You should hold the baby upright first, support the back of the baby's neck with one hand, or let the baby's head rest on your shoulder. Then use the other hand to bend and put the five fingers together, leaving a space in the middle, and gently pat the baby's back to help him burp and expel the air in the stomach before putting the baby down.

4. Give your baby abdominal massage

If the baby's hiccups are caused by undigested milk and food, then you can smell the undigested sour and rotten odor when the baby hiccups. You can use methods to help digestion, such as drinking hawthorn water to eliminate stagnation, etc., and give the baby more abdominal massages, let the baby adjust his or her little belly under your gentle fingertips, help "exhaust", and the hiccups will stop when the food is digested and the gas is smooth.

5. Keep your baby’s abdomen warm

If a newborn suddenly hiccups without any other diseases, and the hiccups are loud, powerful and continuous, it is generally caused by coldness. Hiccups can also be easily induced when the cold and hot air are reversed. At this time, you can give the baby some warm boiled water. Therefore, when the weather is cold, pay attention to keeping the baby's abdomen warm, and cover the baby's chest and abdomen with a quilt or clothes when sleeping. When turning on the air conditioner in summer, the temperature should not be too low, 26-28℃ is appropriate.

6. Your baby should eat in moderation

If the baby's diet is not moderate, or if he drinks milk that is too cold, or takes cold medicines, the qi will stagnate and the stomach qi will go up against the diaphragm and induce hiccups.