Why do newborns always hiccup Newborns hiccup is very normal, because the baby’s stomach is horizontal, and sometimes inhale air when eating milk, resulting in hiccups. Mothers and fathers should pay attention not to feed the newborn excessive hunger or cry very fierce time, to avoid letting the baby too hungry, the newborn can not withstand hunger, hungry or crying when sucking milk, it is easy to inhale a lot of air, resulting in hiccups; cold weather, parents should pay attention to newborns to keep warm, to avoid the stomach to catch a cold, resulting in hiccups; no matter whether the baby is eating breastfeeding or formula, do not let the baby eat too fast or too fast! The mother of breastfeeding can use the index finger, middle finger to control the flow of milk, bottle feeding should pay attention to the size of the nipple hole. Causes of baby hiccups 1, due to improper care of parents, let the baby cold, thus inducing hiccups. If there is no other disease, but the baby will suddenly hiccups, and hiccups high-pitched powerful and continuous, usually due to cold. At this time, you can give your baby some hot water, and pay attention to the chest and abdomen warmth, cover him with warm clothes, and in winter, you can also put a hot water bag outside the clothes to keep warm, hiccups can sometimes be cured. If the baby hiccups longer or frequent episodes, can also bubble a small amount of orange peel in boiled water (orange peel has a smooth qi, stomach turbidity, the role of the spleen), to be the appropriate temperature of the water to drink, cold appropriate hiccups since the end. 2, because there is no dietary control of the baby, give the baby too much milk, or eat too much cold milk, overdose of cold medicines, will make the baby’s spleen and stomach function weakened, so that the stomach qi up against the diaphragm, and lead to hiccups. At this time, parents can use the method of elimination of food stagnation, such as gentle massage to the baby’s chest and abdomen, so that the hiccups downward or drinking hawthorn water to pass gas and laxative (hawthorn flavor acid, elimination of food to strengthen the stomach, and increase the secretion of digestive enzymes), the gas is smooth and then pass, hiccups naturally also stopped. 3, due to the baby eating too quickly or crying after eating, a moment of choking can also be induced hiccups. In fact, the newborn hiccups are mostly benign self-limiting hiccups, there is no adult kind of uncomfortable feeling, playing for a while will be good, parents do not have to worry too much. 4, too nervous, try to remember, recently, whether there is something to scare the child, so that he is overly nervous, if the child continues to be nervous, the body needs more oxygen, the baby’s mouth will continue to suck air, hiccups. Baby hiccups how to do? 1, cold hiccups First, pick up the child, gently pat his back, feed him more boiled water, and then give him a small stomach covered with a quilt to ensure that the abdomen is warm, if in the fall and winter, it is recommended that the quilt plus a hand warmer to cover, the effect is better. 2, hiccups are very frequent or last a long time Mom can sprinkle orange slices in boiling water, wait until the water temperature becomes low and then feed, the child’s hiccups will come to an abrupt end. 3, after drinking milk lying down hiccups This is mostly due to abdominal distension, in the milk to drink too hard, inhale a lot of air, the small stomach more and more uncomfortable, can only be through the hiccups to exhaust, the mouth of the bottle is open too small will also induce this situation. Slowly can carefully massage the baby’s stomach, to help him get rid of the gas in the stomach. 4, drinking too much milk hiccups If it is caused by drinking too much milk, then you can pick up the baby, scratch the soles of the feet, so he will cry out, his diaphragm will stop contracting, hiccups will stop naturally. 5, gastroesophageal reflux hiccups caused by the mother after each feeding, the child will be held upright, his little head on the shoulders of the mother, with a hollow palm to slap the child’s upper back, 30 minutes and then let the baby fall asleep. Wait until after four months, and then use complementary foods to make the milk more viscous, can effectively alleviate this phenomenon. 6, hiccups have a strange smell If the child hiccups also floating out a strange smell, then most likely is the milk food stagnation caused by not melt. Mothers may wish to stew hawthorn water to feed the child to help digestion, exhaust defecation. You can also use your hands to gently massage your baby’s little tummy so that he can expel gas by farting. Ways to stop baby hiccups 1, scratching. Mom can use the fingertips to gently scratch the baby’s mouth, ears, or the soles of the feet, the child’s these places are more sensitive, when he cries, the nerves will also relax, hiccups will also gradually stop. 2, pat the back. Hold your child upright for a few moments and keep patting his back carefully to help him expel the gas. 3. Feed water. Try feeding warm water or using toys, making faces and other fun things to distract the child’s attention, in a relaxed environment, the hiccups will naturally disappear. 4, change milk powder. Some children are allergic to milk protein, this phenomenon occurs, the mother can ask the doctor’s advice, and then configure a professional special formula to feed. 5, seek medical attention. If through the above methods have no effect, and the child also appeared poor appetite, nausea and vomiting, weight loss but not increase and so on, then the need to consult a doctor in a timely manner, to investigate the possibility of other diseases. Commonly used baby pat cluck posture 1, sitting type Action: mother sitting on the bench, let the baby face their own sitting on the lap, the right hand to hold the child’s small head, the left hand gently pat his upper back. Note: If after a few pats, still hiccups, you can first use your hand to soothe for a moment, and then continue to pat. In order to prevent the baby spit out the milk, you should prepare a small towel or a small handkerchief in advance. 2, side lying action: mom sitting on the bench, legs merged, pick up the child, so that its horizontal lying on the lap, so that his little head slightly down. Hold the child’s upper body with your left hand and pat the upper back with your right hand. Note: Note that the action may make the baby slide down, so control the strength of the hand, so that the child is stable on the mother’s lap. 3, upright action elements: mother stood up or sat down, the baby gently vertical hold up, so that the baby’s head on the shoulders, the left hand clasped the child’s body, the right hand with the empty palm of his back carefully patted. Note: When using this method, pay attention to the position of the child, and do not cover the baby’s nose and mouth with your body, so that the baby does not breathe well. It is also a good idea to place a handkerchief on the shoulder in case the baby spits up milk and to make it easier to clean yourself and the child. The same as the end-sitting style, if you tap a few times after no avail, you can pacify and then tap, or you can switch to the other side of the shoulder to continue. How to prevent baby hiccups 1, pay attention to the feeding position Bottle feeding: whether you let the child lean on the sofa to drink milk, or you hold him to feed, pay attention to pad the child’s little head, lower the body, and overall keep tilted. Breastfeeding: If the mom is breastfeeding herself, then first spend more time drilling various positions and adjusting them before breastfeeding. Need to remind the mother is, do not let the child sit diagonally on the lap, this position is easy to induce hiccups. 2, pay attention to the environment of breastfeeding When feeding the child, the environment is also very critical, try to keep the surrounding quiet, never in the child hissing and cracking lungs, or the child is extremely hungry into his pacifier. At the same time to give a little more patience, do not let the child eat too hard, or too fast, but also pay attention to the temperature of the milk. 3, a small amount of meals Mom can take to increase the number of times to drink milk, reduce the amount of milk to ease the phenomenon. When the baby drank to 50%, pause, will pick up, pat the back, help him exhaust, exhaust and then continue to feed, so that the child will not appear hiccups more than the phenomenon. 4, scientific milk for reducing the air in the nipple, in the milk powder, you can use the first pour a certain amount of warm water, and then pour the milk powder, so you can avoid the phenomenon of lumps, the nipple will not be blocked by lumps of milk powder, the baby naturally sucked no excess air. 5, don’t let the baby drink all the bottle feeding, don’t let the child drink all the milk in the bottle, because the white bubbles floating in the top layer of milk is the air in the bottle, once all the drink, the air will take advantage of the opportunity to enter the baby’s body, inducing hiccups. 6, shake the bottle left and right After milking, many mothers like to shake the bottle up and down, it is recommended to grab the side of the bottle and shake it left and right, so as to avoid unnecessary gas. 7. Pay attention to the position of the nipple/pacifier When putting the nipple/pacifier into your baby’s mouth, make sure that most of it is already in the mouth, and that it is placed on top of his tongue. Rushing the nipple/pacifier into the baby’s mouth will only cause the milk to flow out and the baby will inhale more air. Use anti-colic tools If your child’s stomach is bloated very often and there are no other illnesses interfering with it, then we suggest that you buy bottles and nipples specifically designed to prevent flatulence, which can be very effective in relieving this phenomenon. 9, add rice flour in the milk After 4 months, mothers may wish to add a little rice flour and milk powder in the milk, so that the milk will not be thin, more viscous, and well prevent the occurrence of hiccups.