Hiccups in newborn babies are usually caused by too fast breastfeeding, cold air stimulation, gastroesophageal reflux, etc. Too fast breastfeeding can be controlled by controlling the speed of the baby’s milk, cold air stimulation can be used to keep the baby warm, and gastroesophageal reflux needs to pay attention to maintaining the correct position and avoiding extrusion.
1. too fast breastfeeding: babies eat too fast will lead to a lot of air into the abdomen, resulting in flatulence, causing hiccups, in the baby eat too fast when the nipple will be pulled out, rest for a period of time to feed again and use the opening of the small nipple and other methods to reduce the baby’s breastfeeding speed.
2. Cold air stimulation: when the baby inhales cold air, it will lead to contraction of diaphragm and cause hiccups. You can take warm measures such as increasing the baby’s clothing and applying hot compresses on the baby’s abdomen to relieve the symptoms.
3. Gastroesophageal reflux: usually due to the immature development of the digestive system of newborn babies, it is easy to have gastroesophageal reflux, which causes hiccups in infants, it is recommended to pay attention to maintain the correct position of the baby, avoid squeezing the abdomen to relieve the symptoms of hiccups.
In addition, there are other reasons that can lead to hiccups in infants, it is recommended to consult a doctor for a clear diagnosis and timely targeted treatment to avoid delaying the treatment.