What to do if your baby hiccups after breastfeeding

Babies often burp more than after drinking milk, and their chests are still shaking, is it sick and serious? This is the young mothers and fathers concerned about the problem, and do not know how to deal with, can only dry anxious or run to the hospital. Now popularize the general knowledge of hiccups. Hiccups are a common symptom in infancy. Diaphragm movement is controlled by the vegetative nerve, the first few months after birth, due to the regulation of the diaphragm of the vegetative nerve development is not yet perfect, when the baby eat milk too fast or inhalation of cold air, abdominal cold, etc., will make the vegetative nerve stimulation, so that the diaphragm sudden contraction, resulting in a rapid inhalation and send out “hiccups”, when the rhythm of such a sound, it is called the hiccups. When the sound is made rhythmically, it is the so-called hiccups. The hiccups themselves do not have any adverse effect on your baby’s health. Pay attention to the feeding method, avoid feeding the baby when he/she cries, it is easy for the baby to eat air when he/she cries; avoid feeding the baby too fast, such as breastmilk flow rate is too fast, you can clamp the nipple lightly to control the flow rate of milk; such as artificial feeding, you have to pay attention to the hole of the nipple can’t be too big, and the milk should be full of the nipple first to avoid inhaling air. The food that the baby eats should not be too cold, and when the baby hiccups, you can feed some hot water, increase the clothing to keep warm or tease with toys to divert their attention. You can also stimulate the soles of your baby’s feet to make them cry, which can end the sudden contraction of the diaphragm. Remember to burp your baby after each feeding. Hiccups in babies are mostly benign and self-limiting, which is normal. Parents can easily manage hiccups at home by paying attention to feeding and care. If the hiccups persist or recur, you can go to the hospital.