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I have a 10day old baby who I observed that anytime I finished breastfeeding her, she will start making hiccups which usually last...
Hiccups are common and nothing to worry about in infants... They usually resolve spontaneously on their own.
It is caused by the stretching of the diaphragm in new borns. You don't have to do anything, it will resolve on it's own.
My baby of 1 week old hiccups 2 to 3 times a day, please should I be worried?

Hiccups is a normal phenomenon in babies and you shouldn't be worried.
It is due to the stretch of the diaphragm. Their is really no need to worry about it. It is not a sickness and does not require any remedy but will resolve spontaneously'.
At what month is baby supposed to be recognising her mum. My baby of 4 months always hiccups, is it some nothing to worry about
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Usually from 6 weeks....Babies develop social smile and can smile responsively but they know their mother from birth through the smell of breast milk. In fact most babies know their own mother's milk different from that of another
My 3 month normally have hiccups (Sikesike in Yoruba) l don't know the medical name
Dr. Dara Abiodun

Medical Doctor

Concerning the hiccups, you have no need to worry. Hiccup is a normal phenomenon in baby. It is due to the stretch of the diaphragm..There is really no need to worry about it. It is not a sickness and does not require any remedy.....will resolve spontaneously.
My son is two weeks old and keeps bringing out breastmilk after breastfeeding with persistent hiccups. What can I do, please?
Dr. Dara Abiodun

Medical Doctor

Baby has reflux or more properly called Gastro-oesophageal reflux. It basically means food tend to return from the stomach back to the gut....which is the opposite of what is right way. There are some measures that can help like keeping baby upright for longer up to 30 mins after feeding and burping. However, in serious cases these measures may not work so you have to see your paediatrician for more....like we can thicken the feeds, use some medications and in extreme cases, few may need surgery (extreme being the key words). most babies do well with general measures like keeping them upright and not laying them flat shortly after feeds.....only few need the extra measures....for most babies s they get bigger and mature, reflux reduces as the sphincter or gate between the stomach and the oesophagus get stronger to prevent the retrograde flow of food/milk.
Helo ,what causes hiccups in a baby(5weeks old)?
Dr. Dara Abiodun

Medical Doctor

HICCUPS is a common phenomenon in newborns It is due to the stretch of the diaphragm.... There is really no need to worry about it. It is not a sickness and does not require any remedy.....will resolve spontaneously