For newborns with hiccups while sleeping, the following measures can be used to relieve them: first, pat the newborn’s back. Some newborns with hiccups while sleeping are caused by gastrointestinal dysfunction, especially if the newborn is eating significantly more milk. This is the time to pat the back of the newborn, the gastrointestinal tract will be smoother, so that the newborn will naturally be relieved of hiccups when sleeping. Secondly, the newborn should be given medication to eliminate food and stagnation. Some newborns have hiccups when they sleep because of indigestion. In addition to hiccups during sleep, newborns also have symptoms such as bloating in the abdomen and undigested milk flaps in the stool.