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My 3 weeks baby has hiccups is that normal? what cause this?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
See below: Normal. It is a spasm of the diaphragm and nothing to worry about.
Answered 7/18/2013
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Time: Hiccups are felt due to a wave of energy moving thru the breathing muscle similar to the one that drives the heart beat. Babies often have it late in pregnancy and continue off/on for months after birth.Some theorize a role of the stomach rubbing the diaphram that stops as the baby grows longer & stomach rubs it less.Reguardless, in 3 decades I have found nothing that works consistantly to stop it.
Answered 12/9/2013
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